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Ron Johnson: “Russia is the primary supporter of the criminal Assad…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson on State of the Union with Candy Crowley - CNN

Published | Video Starts at 02:31

I mean, I don't think it's in Russia's best interest to have those chemical weapons fall in the hands of Al Qaeda. It's not in Russia's best interest to have chaos in Syria as well. But Again, Russia is the primary supporter of the criminal Assad regime. We need to recognize that. But now is the point in time, I think if that if. And it's a big if, if that framework actually could be implemented, that would be a real positive gain. (02:31–02:37)

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Asserts that Russia is the main supporter of Assad's regime in Syria.

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