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“I think that Vladimir Putin has decided, in a very strategic way, to turn the tables and do everything in his power to, as we've described Russian elections as illegitimate, to try and communicate to the rest of the world that Western elections are illegitimate. And it's not just us, we know that now. It's Germany, it's France, it's a number of other countries.”

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Robert M. Gates is a former United States Secretary of Defense, born on September 25, 1943. He has extensive experience in American politics and the military, holding several key positions in government. more

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