Political Quotes

Jeanne Shaheen: “It has been over 3 years since the summer of 2008 when the Russian invasion and occupation of Georgia led to perhaps the…”

On the recordOctober 11, 2011
It has been over 3 years since the summer of 2008 when the Russian invasion and occupation of Georgia led to perhaps the lowest point in United States-Russian relations since the fall of the Soviet Union.
Said by
Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Shaheen reflects on the decline in U.S.-Russia relations following the 2008 invasion of Georgia.

Share

More from Jeanne Shaheen

Aug 9, 2026

The high rate of suicide among construction workers should be alarming to us all.

warner.senate.gov
Oct 12, 2026

Congress explicitly banned Russian energy imports in 2022 to prevent American dollars from financing Putin’s brutal war against Ukraine.

washingtonstatestandard.com
Sep 10, 2026

His tariffs will squeeze our states’ small businesses harder and drive costs up for working families.

thestar.com
Oct 12, 2026

The fact is, again, the president is looking for a scapegoat because he's in trouble with the American people because he's not done what he promised to do.

npr.org

Other voices in this conversation