Posted on 05/31/2025 2:42:02 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Former United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned US President Donald Trump on Saturday against recognizing Crimea as Russian territory, claiming that would be "a mistake of epic proportions."
"I get the frustration … I'm not naive about what’s physically possible in this moment, but that doesn’t mean one should go and say, ‘and we are giving up for all time," Pompeo, who served as the top US diplomat during Trump's first term, stated at the Black Sea Security Forum in Odessa. "This is one of the things I hope to communicate," he added.
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“These people are delusional”
You got that right. How do they imagine Ukraine is ever going to get it back? It will take a lot of fighting as Russia is not going to just give it up. They don’t have the military strength to do it on their own and no other country will help them.
Recognizing Crimea as Russian is just another signal that invasion pays.
Pompeo Is another globalist punk. Of course the Crimea is now Russian territory. The people there are Russian and voted to go with Russia. Its reality deal with it.
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