In the course of testifying before a Senate Appropriations committee, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the upcoming summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. He sought to assure that Trump would tell Putin that meddling in US elections is ‘unacceptable.”
Pompeo also indicated that President Trump believes it is important for Russia to be part of the discussion on matters affecting global foreign policy issues. He added that Trump believes Russian involvement is inevitable.
Earlier this month, Trump made something of a stir at a G7 meeting, saying he believed Russia should be at the table, and calling for them to be reinstated as members of the international body. Russia was suspended in 2014 in protest of Crimea’s ascension into the Russian Federation.
Trump’s position is likely to be controversial internationally, with many other Western nations having heavily advocated keeping Russia diplomatically isolated and not letting them participate in certain events.
How long the determination to keep Russia isolated over Crimea can remain is unclear, especially with the US not on board.
“Meddling” by a country in the election of chief of any state, means too little and and too much.
And in case of the accusation of Russian “meddling” in US election, it is also “unacceptable” to Trump. So, we meet one more word which is also not acceptable–at least not to Russians.
So, Putin has his own unacceptables, acceptables, medlings, and non-medlings. And the discussion of all of them could go on forever.
So meddling in Russia and Ukraine was also an “act of war” and justified reaction?
Imaginary meddling in the US election and responding to a US coup to overthrow the Ukranian government is at the top of Western leaders concerns? lmao.
The G 6/7/8 is not a representative body, has no policy focus, and no mechanism to ensure any agreed policies are properly implemented. Disband it and focus on make the UN actually function properly. Removing Russia was a great start, now we just need to remove the other 7 overly self-important governments.