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Kay Bailey Hutchison: “Along that same line, if the Senator would yield, I think it is also important that we link Russian behavior to any…”

On the recordOctober 10, 1995
Along that same line, if the Senator would yield, I think it is also important that we link Russian behavior to any expansions of NATO and how those will come about so that there will be an incentive on the part of Russia to make sure that they are cooperating in the community of nations and that they understand that it is only if we begin to see a buildup or some sort of aggressive behavior that then we would come in in a very swift manner and look at the expansion possibilities.
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Republican · Texas

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Discussing the relationship between Russian behavior and NATO expansion.

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