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On the recordMarch 12, 2014
Suppose the people of Crimea vote to leave Ukraine. The Russian parliament, which will do whatever President Putin tells it to, votes to annex Crimea, how do the U.S. and Europe, our allies, respond at that point?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy questions the U.S. response to a potential Crimea referendum.

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