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xahj Welcome to Hell : Protests to greet Trump, fellow leaders at G-20
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Senator Lindsey Graham has been one of the most persistent and public critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Congress. On Wednesday, Graham introduced a resolution calling for the Senate to support an International Criminal Co stanley flask urt investigation into Putin and his alleged regimes, crimes against humanity and war crimes against the people of Ukra stanley polska ine and others. He told CBS Mornings that Putin needs to be held accountable for the destruction and loss of life happening in Ukraine. There is no rule of law in Russia to hold Putin accountable, so this international tribunal is the right way to go, he said. Graham suggests a multiple front approach when it comes to Putin and his fightersmdash;including hitting them with economic sanctions and helping the Ukrainians I want every military commander and every pilot to know in Russia that if you carry out these atrocities against the Ukrainian people, you do so at your own peril. You re going to wind up in the dark, said Graham. The senator said that while the images coming from Ukraine have moved him to tears, he does not support sending the United States armed forces to fight the Russians mdash; instead he wants the world to send a united message to Putin that they will not tolerate his actions. stanley cups What I hope will happen here is that the world, not just the American people, will make a case against Putin that s been made for 20 years. He s literally jailed opponents in R Rwrj Is Obama overstepping his bounds with executive actions
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