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Pompeo Says U.S. To Be More Engaged In East Europe, Warns Russia Trying To Divide West
Radio Liberty ^ | Feb 11 2019

Posted on 02/11/2019 6:46:10 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege

On the first day of a five-country European tour that will focus on opposition to the growing influence of Russia and China in Central Europe, Pompeo met with Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban.

"We must not let Putin drive wedges between friends in NATO," Pompeo told a joint news conference in Budapest with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.

Pompeo specifically pointed to Central Europe's reliance on Russian energy as well as the presence of the Chinese telecom firm Huawei, particularly in Hungary.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: budapest; china; europe; europeanunion; huawei; hungary; mikepompeo; nato; orban; paleoliberals; peterszijjarto; pompeo; putin; putinsbuttboys; russia; sospompeo; viktororban

1 posted on 02/11/2019 6:46:10 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

My nation is being destroyed HERE, not in Eastern Europe.

This type of thinking is what brought us to this point.


2 posted on 02/11/2019 6:53:29 PM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
"We must not let Putin drive wedges between friends in NATO," Pompeo told a joint news conference ...

What's up with Pompeo? Doesn't he know his boss is colluding with Russia?

3 posted on 02/11/2019 7:04:41 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Who wants to fight and die in Ukraine..?

Not me.

2,000 Mexicans cross EVERY NIGHT.

Ya know..?

I’m starting to hate Generals.

Never thought I’d say that.

People simplistically think “military = Conservative”. In many cases, that’s just not so.


4 posted on 02/11/2019 7:06:27 PM PST by gaijin
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To: All

It sure isn’t Russians illegally crossing the southern border of my country.


5 posted on 02/11/2019 7:15:41 PM PST by escapefromboston (Free Assange)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
Pompeo specifically pointed to Central Europe's reliance on Russian energy as well as the presence of the Chinese telecom firm Huawei, particularly in Hungary.

(1) U.S. Natural Gas
(2) U.S. Telecoms

SoS as Global Salesman for America. I LOVE TRUMP!

6 posted on 02/11/2019 7:50:46 PM PST by montag813
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People simplistically think “military = Conservative”. In many cases, that’s just not so.

The vast majority are not constitutional conservatives. They have been schooled and groomed in the globalist neocon military education system. The few who reach flag rank are overwhelmingly dyed in the wool swamp critters.

7 posted on 02/11/2019 7:57:01 PM PST by TADSLOS (The trouble wth political jokes is that they get elected.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Russia trying to divide Europe? Pompeo thinks we’re still back in the cold war. France, Germany, and the UK are voluntarily dividing from pro-Trump nations like Italy, Hungary, and Poland — a division that needs to be encouraged.


8 posted on 02/11/2019 8:16:50 PM PST by Socon-Econ (adical Islam,)
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To: montag813

You won’t like when his Chinese counterpart would lecture Canada and Mexico on getting rid of reliance on US products and services.
It is not a job of politicians to be so open about it. Especially not a job of the people representing a nation built around principles of free enterprise.


9 posted on 02/11/2019 9:28:07 PM PST by NorseViking
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*** Who wants to fight and die in Ukraine..? ***

The National Guard serving in Ukraine probably would agree. Why we are we in Ukraine? Maybe the Marines and Army there would agree they don't wish to die there either

Rogue's Gallery. Wave to Amy Klobuchar, and Lindsey. McCain is dead. No need to wave to him.

10 posted on 02/11/2019 10:00:06 PM PST by sockmonkey (I am an America First, not Israel First FReeper.)
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To: sockmonkey

These guys want to hate USSR back to existence. Restoration of a socialist dictatorship in Russia was a major goal of Obama’s foreign policy and there is a continuation of it right now.


11 posted on 02/12/2019 5:45:54 PM PST by NorseViking
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