Top Russian Lawmaker Speaks Out Against Clinton Candidacy

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The speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament said that a Hillary Clinton presidency would not be good for U.S.-Russian relations, Russian media reported Sunday.

“Looking back at the recent eight years, when Barack Obama of the Democratic party has been in office, we can see that, regrettably, no thaw in relations between our countries has happened, no steps have been made to build up trust,” Sergey Naryshkin said during a meeting with military members.

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