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Steve Cohen: “It would be a cruel irony to deny Ukraine the lifesaving benefit of these assets by invoking precedents for Russia's…”

On the recordDecember 5, 2023
It would be a cruel irony to deny Ukraine the lifesaving benefit of these assets by invoking precedents for Russia's sovereignty and property rights when Russia is blatantly violating Ukraine's basic right to even exist.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen argues against protecting Russian assets while Ukraine suffers.

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