The Trump administration has 'put real money into our Defense Department,' Pompeo says, adding that 'Vladimir Putin can't possibly think that's a good thing for him.'
The Magnitsky Act is an Obama-era law that lets the United States punish individual human rights offenders.Trump's administration has "put real money into our Defense Department," Pompeo said, characterizing the American military build up as inherently problematic for Russia.
Notably, Trump has both sought to increase the U.S. military budget as well as suggested he would like to work with the Russian president to cut down on the "crazy" arms race."The actions that this administration takes I would put up against any in terms of our seriousness in pushing back on Russia and raising costs for them," the secretary of state said.
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