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The speaker is warning that Putin and a group of oligarchs are seen as a genuine danger to democratic governments. The phrase "including ours" suggests the threat is meant to be understood as affecting the speaker's own country as well. The quote is framed as a direct call to take the warning seriously.
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Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
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About Tom Suozzi
American politician, born 1962
Thomas Richard Suozzi is an American politician and Democrat. Born in 1962, he has served in the U.S. House of Representatives for New York’s 3rd congressional district since 2024, and earlier from 2017 to 2023. He was Nassau County executive from 2002 to 2009 and, before that, mayor of Glen Cove for eight years. His congressional district is largely suburban and includes northern Nassau County and parts of northeastern Queens.
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