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Lauren Gambino in Washington

Pelosi condemned for suggesting pro-Palestinian activists have ties to Russia

Woman in green suit looks ahead.
Nancy Pelosi at the Capitol in Washington, on 30 September 2023. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP

Supporters of a ceasefire in Gaza condemned comments made by the former House speaker Nancy Pelosi as “downright authoritarian” after the California Democrat suggested, without offering evidence, that pro-Palestinian activists may have ties to Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin.

In an interview on Sunday, Pelosi called on the FBI to investigate protesters involved in the progressive movement pressuring the Biden administration to support a ceasefire in Gaza.

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