Garry Kasparov

Human Rights Foundation

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Russian activist and Chairman of the New York-based Human Rights Foundation; former World Chess Champion; author of the forthcoming book Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped

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With Russian-backed separatists advancing in Ukraine, there’s pressure on the Obama Administration to provide the government with weapons sophisticated enough to strike back…

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