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Speaker at U.S. Helsinki Commission hearing says Putin invaded Ukraine to recreate Soviet-era empire; defends NATO as defensive
Summary
Commenter, a speaker during a hearing of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, said Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine to try to "reinstitute and recreate the failed Soviet Union" and called him a "war criminal."
Commenter, a speaker during a hearing of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, said Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine to try to "reinstitute and recreate the failed Soviet Union" and called him a "war criminal." The speaker said oligarchs and a ruling elite benefit while the Russian people are exploited.
The speaker framed the invasion as motivated by imperial aims rather than legitimate security concerns, saying "there's really only 1 reason, why, war criminal Putin invaded Ukraine. And it's because he wants to reinstitute and recreate the failed Soviet Union, and he wants to…
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