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Lindsey Graham: “I am very concerned that what you see in the east is a precursor to more Russian advancement that is pretty obvious that…”

On the recordApril 7, 2014
I am very concerned that what you see in the east is a precursor to more Russian advancement that is pretty obvious that Putin is setting up a scenario where he is coming to the aid of ethnic Russians in the east, justifying a further incursion into Ukraine.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham expresses concern about Russian actions in Ukraine.

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