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Schumer: If Russia Goes Farther, It'll Suffer

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published March 17, 2014 at 3:10 PM EDT

A day after Crimea overwhelmingly voted to rejoin Russia despite international criticism, New York’s senior U.S. Senator says Russia must not be allowed further into Ukraine. Democrat Chuck Schumer spoke today in Albany.

"What we really have to do is stop them from going into the Ukraine properly. Ukraine is a large area with very rich farm land and good industry and we can't let Russia take them over," Schumer said. "So putting in sanctions and telling the Russians that if they go further then you're going to suffer, particularly economically, is very important."

Senator Schumer was at Albany Airport to announce that JetBlue will begin service there in 2015.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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