KYIV, Ukraine—Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaffirmed the Trump administration’s rejection of Russia’s 2014 invasion of Ukraine and seizure of Crimea, telling The Daily Signal in an exclusive interview that last year’s U.S. rebuke of Russia’s actions stands.
“We made very clear our position with respect to the Russian role there in Ukraine,” Pompeo said of that reprimand, speaking to The Daily Signal by telephone.
“We know, Europe knows, we all understand that this was Ukrainian territory, and our mission set couldn’t be clearer,” he said.
A readout of Pompeo’s Crimea Declaration in July 2018, posted on the State Department website, says: …read more
Source:: The Daily Signal
