Mike Pompeo is in no position to claim that sending two strategic bombers to Venezuela was “squandering” of public funds, Moscow rebuked, saying half of the American military budget is enough “to support all of Africa.”
The US State Secretary has produced a lengthy tirade on Twitter on Tuesday, suggesting that the arrival of two Russian Tu-160 bombers was an example of “two corrupt governments squandering public funds, and squelching liberty and freedom while their people suffer.” Later in the day, the remark was met with sharp rebuke from the Kremlin.
“This is indeed very undiplomatic,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists, adding, “we think it was an utterly inappropriate comment.” US President Donald Trump might “give his own assessment” to Pompeo’s statement as he did in the past, the official suggested.
Also on rt.com Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers land in Venezuela after 10,000km transatlantic flight (VIDEO)“As far as the ‘squandering’ is concerned, we don’t agree with that,” Peskov stated, noticing that half of bulky US military budget “would be enough to support all of Africa.”
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Kremlin blasts Pompeo’s ‘squandering’ remark, says US military budget ‘enough to support all Africa’
Kremlin blasts Pompeo’s ‘squandering’ remark, says US military budget ‘enough to support all Africa’
