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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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