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Eliot Engel: “Boy, it would come as news to the Baltic republics that the Russians are peace-loving people who are just buzzing our…”

On the recordJune 13, 2016
Boy, it would come as news to the Baltic republics that the Russians are peace-loving people who are just buzzing our ships in the Black Sea because we are too close to their littoral.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Eliot Engel criticizes Russian actions near Baltic republics, emphasizing their provocative nature.

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