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McCain: President Obama Does Not Understand Vladimir Putin

By JM Rieger
Posted June 30, 2015 at 12:30pm

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In dueling floor speeches Tuesday, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., was “dead wrong” in comparing the situation in Ukraine to that of Georgia six years ago, while calling on President Barack Obama to take a stronger position to combat Russia’s aggression.

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