Donald Trump again wants to go his own way to buddy up to Russian President Putin, even if his Intelligence and Defense Department ‘s don’t want to go along (NATO and the Europeans either) and Congress either….
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a formal declaration issued last month that the United States continued to recognize Crimea as part of Ukraine.
“As we did in the Welles Declaration in 1940, the United States reaffirms as policy its refusal to recognize the Kremlin’s claims of sovereignty over territory seized by force in contravention of international law,” Pompeo said in his July 25 statement. “In concert with allies, partners, and the international community, the United States rejects Russia’s attempted annexation of Crimea and pledges to maintain this policy until Ukraine’s territorial integrity is restored.”
But, as is often the case with defense authorization bills regardless of who is in the White House, Trump issued a signing statement Monday night saying that his administration wouldn’t be bound by the will on Congress on provisions that he believes interfere with executive branch powers — including decisions about the territorial integrity of Ukraine….
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Other President’s have refused to follow Congress on policy directives ….
But Trump’s Russian action’s are currently under investigation….And are a cause for concern with the American and Foreign Governments…