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## Video: Hillary Clinton Clarifies Hitler-Putin Remark

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_Published 2014-03-06. Hillary Clinton explains her comparison of Hitler and Russian President Vladimir Putin before saying Putin has "thin skin."_


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## Transcript

What I said yesterday is that the claims by President Putin and other Russians that they had to go in to Crimea and maybe further into Eastern Ukraine because they had to protect the Russian minorities. And that is reminiscent of claims that were made back in the 1930s, when Germany under the Nazis kept talking about how they had to protect German minorities in Poland and Czechoslovakia and elsewhere throughout Europe. So I just want everybody to have a little historic perspective. I'm not making a comparison certainly. But I am recommending that we perhaps can learn from this tactic that has been used before.

Now regarding Yanukovych, the former leader of Ukraine, who now appears to be in Russia. He has lost his legitimacy and abdicated his responsibilities. The Ukrainian Parliament has elected a new government to fill the vacuum he left behind. And let's not forget that security forces under his control used snipers in downtown Kiev to kill dozens of protesters. As for President Putin, I know we are dealing with a tough guy with a thin skin. I've had a lot of experience, well, not only with him but with people like that. [ LAUGH ] But in particular, President Putin. And, I know that his political vision is of a greater Russia.

I support the administration's call for Russia to respect its obligations and to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine. In fact, all parties should avoid steps that could be misinterpreted or lead to miscalculation at this delicate time.

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