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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Dick Lugar (R-IN) “is urging the Obama administration and European allies to consider rearming Georgia, an action that would inevitably upset Russia,” the AP reports. The recommendation comes from Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, a lawmaker who has long cultivated cooperation with Russia. Lugar has been a key ally for President Barack Obama on his pursuit of an arms control deal with Russia ...
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10 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Lawmaker urges NATO to consider arms for Georgia WASHINGTON (AP) -- A senior Republican senator is urging the Obama administration and European allies to consider rearming Georgia, an action that would inevitably upset Russia. The recommendation comes from Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, a lawmaker who has long cultivated cooperation with Russia. Lugar has been a key ally for President Barack Obama on his pursuit of an arms control deal with ...
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