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On the recordMarch 2, 2015
Yes, we need to be intellectually honest that anything we do--anything we do--is going to provoke a Russian response.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King emphasizes the need to consider Russian reactions to U.S. actions in Ukraine.

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