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Eliot Engel: “The world, unfortunately, to a considerable degree, has accepted this as a fait accompli.”

On the recordJune 13, 2016
The world, unfortunately, to a considerable degree, has accepted this as a fait accompli.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel laments global acceptance of Russia's actions in Crimea.

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