The Latest: Pompeo: US won't recognize Crimea annexation
Source: Washington Post
WASHINGTON The Latest on Secretary of State Mike Pompeos testimony to Congress (all times local):
2 p.m.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States will never recognize Russias annexation of Crimea and will continue to insist that Ukraines territorial integrity be restored.
In a statement released Wednesday by the State Department, Pompeo said the U.S. will hold to its long-standing principle of refusing to recognize Kremlin claims of sovereignty over territory seized by force, in violation of international law. He called for Russia to respect principles and end its occupation of Crimea.
The statement was released shortly before Pompeo was to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he is expected to face tough questioning about President Donald Trumps summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/the-latest-pompeo-us-wont-recognize-crimea-annexation/2018/07/25/9970a438-9035-11e8-ae59-01880eac5f1d_story.html?utm_term=.00f9ebf33937
truthisfreedom
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(16,095 posts)snuggle time at the White House with Putin.
lark
(23,097 posts)Whenever he really wants PUtin to step up the vote interference, and PUtin wants "something" more from him, that's when he will do this. The only way this doesn't happen is if he loses the House or Senate or both in the mid-terms and Mueller is getting really close & he's afraid to do anything else that looks like payback to his master. Of course, I will be really scared of him staging a Reischstag Fire at that moment and suspending the constitution and vote. There is no safe time as long as this orange fascist is residing in the WH.
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(39,405 posts)and a fair amount of just ignoring him.