US will hold Russia accountable: Pence
February 18, 2017  22:14
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Aiming to calm European fears about US-Russia ties, Vice President Mike Pence told world leaders on Saturday that the United States will stand firm against Moscow while also seeking avenues for cooperation.

But Pence's posture was met abruptly by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who said at the same conference that the West's dominance of world affairs is ending.

The dueling messages came during a security summit in Germany, where leaders are eagerly looking for clues about how the new US administration will broach Russia's persistent challenges to international law.

"Know this: the United States will continue to hold Russia accountable, even as we search for new common ground, which as you know, President Trump believes can be found," Pence said during remarks at the Munich Security Conference, the first major foreign policy address of the Trump administration.

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