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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
John Bowden

Democrat Senator said Alaska summit was ‘great day’ for Russia: Putin was ‘absolved of his crimes in front of the world’

A key senator on the Foreign Relations committee called Donald Trump’s Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin a “disaster” Sunday and blamed the U.S. president for legitimizing his Russian opponent in front of the world.

“It was an embarrassment for the United States. It was a failure. Putin got everything he wanted,” said Chris Murphy, the ranking Democratic member of the Foreign Affairs subcommittee on European security cooperation.

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