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Bob Menendez: Inside Russia, Kremlin cronies kidnap Americans, from basketball stars to Wall Street Journal reporters, to use as…

On the recordMay 16, 2023
Inside Russia, Kremlin cronies kidnap Americans, from basketball stars to Wall Street Journal reporters, to use as bargaining chips in their geopolitical gains.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez highlights the Kremlin's tactics of kidnapping for political leverage.

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