US President
Donald Trump has been tough on Russia and expects Moscow to “return”
the Crimea peninsula to Ukraine, the White House spokesman told
reporters.
Addressing
the resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn –
hounded by the media over his contacts with Russian diplomats prior
to Trump’s inauguration – Spicer pointed out that Russia “seized”
Crimea under the Obama administration and that the Trump-appointed
ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has “strongly denounced the
Russian occupation.”
"President
Trump has made it very clear that he expects the Russian government
to de-escalate violence in the Ukraine and return Crimea,"
Spicer said at the daily news briefing on Tuesday. “At the same
time, he fully expects to – and wants to – get along with
Russia."
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