06/30/2020
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"I think it's going to be politically dangerous for the Russian Government to be seen as standing up too much for those people in opposition to this legislation."
"Over the last several days, Russians have come out in numbers not seen in years to express frustrations long simmering beneath the surface--about abuse of power, corruption, and their political leader..."
"It's also the moment where we have the maximum amount of leverage on the people who may form that government in the future."
"I still prefer those uncertainties to the certainties we would have faced, had this not happened."