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Elissa Slotkin: “I guess I just feel like that era is over, that all of our attempts to minimize friction didn't mean anything”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2022
I guess I just feel like that era is over, that all of our attempts to minimize friction didn't mean anything
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Elissa Slotkin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Slotkin reflects on the failure of past efforts to reduce tensions with Russia.

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