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On the recordAugust 15, 2025
Honestly, if he could bring about the end to this terrible war, where Putin is the aggressor, invading a neighbor country, trying to change the borders — if he could end it without putting Ukraine in a position where it had to concede its territory to the aggressor, had to, in a way, validate Putin's vision of greater Russia, but instead could really stand up to Putin, something we haven't seen, but maybe this is the opportunity.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York
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cbsnews.com
Aug 15, 2025

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Clinton discusses the potential for Trump to end the war in Ukraine without conceding territory to Russia.

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