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John Thune: “This is a blatant power grab and invasion of a sovereign…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Interview with Senator Thune on Supreme Court Nominee and Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Published | Video Starts at 04:12

… it as painful as possible when it comes to the economic consequences of this decision for Putin. Make no mistake about it, he's not a victim here. He's the aggressor. This is a blatant power grab and invasion of a sovereign nation and something that we really haven't seen literally for almost 100 years. You have to go back sort of the beginning stages of World War II to see a time when in Europe at least, you have one country invading another sovereign country. (04:12–04:23)

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Asserts that Russia's actions are a blatant power grab and invasion not seen in Europe for almost 100 years.

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