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Tim Scott: “We have sanctioned hundreds of Russian entities in response to the annexation of Crimea, their human rights abuses…”

On the recordAugust 20, 2018
We have sanctioned hundreds of Russian entities in response to the annexation of Crimea, their human rights abuses, their cyberattacks, their support of the Assad regime, weapons proliferation.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator Scott lists reasons for sanctions imposed on Russia since 2014.

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