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Jeanne Shaheen: I think it is probably more important now than it has been in the last several decades, perhaps since Yugoslavia broke…

On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
I think it is probably more important now than it has been in the last several decades, perhaps since Yugoslavia broke apart, to have countries in the Western Balkans who are offsetting some of the influence from Russia.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the importance of Western Balkan countries countering Russian influence.

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