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Ron Johnson: “Vladimir Putin is a war criminal committing atrocities and…”

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

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Western Wisconsin Journal: Senate Candidate Ron Johnson

Published | Video Starts at 23:51

You take a look at Ukraine. First of all, understand, nobody threatened Russia. Nobody. Not NATO, not Ukraine, nobody. That was a naked war of aggression. And Vladimir Putin is a war criminal committing atrocities and war crimes. So I do think that freedom loving people like the US and we are a phenomenal force for good in the world. We are the indispensable nation. (23:51–23:56)

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Asserts that Vladimir Putin is committing war crimes in Ukraine.

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