Pence, Merkel Meet on NATO
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Mike Pence: US 'will continue to hold Russia accountable'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 partnershipVice 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 SpendingVice 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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