US Vice President Mike Pence claims that Russia is resorting to “destabilizing” measures in Eastern Europe and that Washington expects Moscow’s “behavior to change.”
Pence made the comments at Russia’s doorstep in Tallinn, Estonia, on Sunday.
This is while Ukraine’s eastern regions of Donetsk and Lugansk have witnessed deadly clashes between pro-Russia forces and the Ukrainian army since Kiev launched military operations in April 2014 to crush pro-Moscow protests there.
“My message today is just very, very simple. While our policy is America-first, it’s not America-alone. And that our allies in Eastern Europe can be confident that the United States of America stands with them,” Pence said, reiterating the US support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) despite the president’s previous comments about the alliance. “We are committed to NATO, we are committed to our common defense.”
Pence also asserted that the…