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Chris Smith: This language, well-meaning as it is, to me looks like an engraved invitation to do something other than recognize…

On the recordJuly 13, 2016
This language, well-meaning as it is, to me looks like an engraved invitation to do something other than recognize Ukraine's sovereignty over the Crimea.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith criticizes proposed language that undermines Ukraine's sovereignty.

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