Pompeo pledged to keep Europe free despite "Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine"

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged to keep Europe free despite "Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine" as he addressed military leaders on Wednesday at the NATO base in Orzysz, Poland. Pompeo said Russia plans to dominate Europe and reassert its influence, making it imperative that the NATO alliance remain "indispensable for the protection of the free peoples of Europe." U.S. President Donald Trump has signaled his low regard for NATO, a 70-year-old military alliance that joins the United States and Canada with allies in Europe. Trump has threatened to withdrawal U.S. interests from the alliance, despite overwhelming support from Congress to remain.