The Latest: Pompeo: US won't recognize Crimea annexation

[herding cats]

Source: Washington Post

WASHINGTON — The Latest on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s testimony to Congress (all times local):

2 p.m.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States will never recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea and will continue to insist that Ukraine’s 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 Trump’s summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.


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[truthisfreedom]

1. Did I say won't? To clarify, I meant will.

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4. Instant winner!!

[sakabatou]

2. How soon do you think Trump will do the opposite?

[tanyev]

3. 3...2...1...

[Bettie]

5. He'll make the statement after his

snuggle time at the White House with Putin.

[lark]

6. He will either do it right before the mid-terms or the general in 2020.

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.

[SummerSnow]

7. Pompeo...you lie

[Squinch]

8. Guess they saw those Quinnipiac numbers.

[marble falls]

9. Until later today when Pompano walks back the recogniton.

[yurbud]

10. I get the impression Trump's foreign policy team is doing a little bit of walking back...

and a fair amount of just ignoring him.