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Eliot Engel: “Nemtsov was a brave advocate for democracy and free elections in Russia. Sadly, that put him right in Vladimir Putin's…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2019
Nemtsov was a brave advocate for democracy and free elections in Russia. Sadly, that put him right in Vladimir Putin's cross hairs.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel highlights the dangers faced by advocates for democracy in Russia.

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