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Headline Roundup February 18th, 2017

Pence, Merkel Meet on NATO

Summary from the AllSides News Team

Vice President Mike Pence is in Germany today where he met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. They talked about their commitments to NATO, and their priorities.

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Mike Pence: US 'will continue to hold Russia accountable'
Mike Pence: US 'will continue to hold Russia accountable'

Washington Examiner

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Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday pledged that the U.S. will "continue to hold Russia accountable" even as President Trump looks to revive a wavering relationship between the two countries and re-assured allies of the U.S. commitment to NATO.

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Pence and Merkel embrace NATO but differ on transatlantic partnership
Pence and Merkel embrace NATO but differ on transatlantic partnership

Washington Post

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Vice President Pence and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday offered dueling assessments of the troubled transatlantic relationship, as both praised NATO but Pence made no mention of the European Union, the key economic and political pact that binds Europe together.

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Mike Pence Says U.S. Backs NATO but Urges Europe to Boost Military Spending
Mike Pence Says U.S. Backs NATO but Urges Europe to Boost Military Spending

Wall Street Journal (News)

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Vice President Mike Pence said the U.S. would be unwavering in its commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, but demanded that Europe step up its military spending, marking one of the Trump administration’s most full-throated efforts yet to reassure nervous partners.

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