"Let us not forget that we are talking about an unfriendly country, which is both directly and indirectly involved in a war against our state," a Kremlin spokesman said.
Gus Hall, born Arvo Kusta Halberg in the unincorporated community to Finnish immigrants, was general secretary of the U.S. Communist Party from 1959 until his death in 2000.
From the column: "By upholding its NATO commitments, the U.S. champions multilateralism, democracy, and collective security. This sends a powerful message."
From the column: "The Duluth-Petrozavodsk connection provides one of the few non-governmental communication channels still available for Russians and Americans."
From the column: "Putin will not stop at Ukraine. Countries like Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia will be next, ... and U.S. troops fighting another war in Europe will follow unless we continue to ... arm Ukrainians."
