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On the recordMarch 6, 2019
Failure to stand up to Putin's illegal annexation of Crimea sets a dangerous and irrevocable precedent.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Castro warns against the consequences of not opposing Russia's actions in Crimea.

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