More than 11 billion have been put forward for the European Defense Initiative; we made defensive weapons available to Georgia and to Ukraine, – U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The sitting of the Committee was held about the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

“In Helsinki, we sought to explore whether Russia was interested in improving our relationship but made clear that the ball is in Russia’s court.  We defended America’s fundamental strategic interests in Syria and Ukraine, and I personally made clear to the Russians there will be severe consequences for interference in our democratic processes.

I would also add that President Trump is well aware of the challenges that Russia poses to the United States and our partners and allies.  He’s taken a staggering number of actions to protect our interests.  As just a few pieces of proof, I’d like to cite the following:  213 sanctions on Russian entities and individuals in the Trump administration; 60 Russian spies expelled from the United States of America and the closure of Russia’s consulate in Seattle in response to Russia’s chemical weapons use in the United Kingdom; the closure of Russia’s consulate in San Francisco, cutting U.S. diplomatic staffing by Russia by almost 70 percent; 150 military exercises have been led or participated in Europe this year alone; more than 11 billion have been put forward for the European Defense Initiative; we made defensive weapons available to Ukraine and to Georgia; and just last week the Department of Defense – this is after Helsinki – added an additional $200 million in security cooperation funds to Ukraine.  None of this happened for the eight years that preceded President Trump”, – Michael Pompeo said.