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Putin foe Bill Browder calls out Marco Rubio's flip on Russia: 'scared of crossing Donald Trump' - Velshi - MSNBC
Trump’s friendly stance towards Putin, on full display in the recent meeting of the two leaders, doesn’t reflect popular opinion in the U.S., says Putin foe Bill Browder. He recalls that, when he and Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza lobbied for the Magnitsky Act in 2012, Marco Rubio was a close ally of theirs, but now, Rubio and elected Republicans are “completely scared of crossing Donald Trump.” "Putin's biggest victory was the meeting itself," adds Kara-Murza, arguing that Trump is undermining international pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. - Aired on 08/17/2025.