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John Hickenlooper: “Russia invaded Ukraine.”

Featuring: John Hickenlooper, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Colorado

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Virtual Town Hall with Senator Hickenlooper and Janine Davidson on National Issues

Published | Video Starts at 37:26

I mean, I'm looking at my father and mother in heaven, and they would be so disappointed in our country. I mean, the simple truth here, what's important. Russia invaded Ukraine. Putin is a dictator, not President Zelensky. The Trump administration wants to convince the American people that Ukraine is the aggressor, while it's Russia that so badly wants peace. (37:26–37:30)

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