A Quote by Sergei Lavrov
The attempts to distort the truth and to hide the facts behind blanket accusations have been undertaken at all stages of the Ukrainian crisis.
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I'm sure Donald Trump will think that he has the truth, and some journalist is arguing that he has truth, and somebody else is arguing that they have the truth. And in fact it's even worse than that because they're so hell bent on their arguments that they will distort the truth consciously. They'll manipulate the facts to support their arguments because they're so hung up in the fight. That's where the problem is, so we argue all the time.
In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They're going to find you anyway.
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The federal government should not be able to hide behind sovereign immunity when the facts don't meet the protections.
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