Biden tells Naval Academy grads Putin ‘NATO-ized Europe’

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Biden tells Naval Academy grads Putin ‘NATO-ized Europe’
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
May 29, 02:36 PM
U.S. Naval Academy graduates celebrate at the end of the academy's graduation and commission ceremony in Annapolis, Md., Friday. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — President Joe Biden told Naval Academy graduates Friday that they will be “representatives and defenders of our democracy,” as free societies are under threat, from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to China’s maritime expansion.

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