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Dick Durbin on Barring Recognition of Russian Annexations
Dick Durbin · U.S. Senate, Illinois ·
Statement introducing legislation barring U.S. recognition of Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia
“Today’s bill reaffirms our commitment to the Ukrainian people and makes clear that the United States will never recognize sovereign Ukrainian territories as part of Russia—period.”
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Dick Durbin on Barring Recognition of Russian Annexations. Congress Receipts, https://congressreceipts.com/statements/durbin-ukraine-territory-2025/. Original source: U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, May 14, 2025, https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-introduces-legislation-to-ban-us-recognition-of-any-ukrainian-territory-annexed-by-russia-including-crimea.
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