President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis offered strikingly different perspectives on Russian President Vladimir Putin in the course of just a few hours on Friday. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
CNN: Mattis slams Russia, says Putin 'attempts to undermine America's moral authority'
Washington (CNN)Secretary of Defense James Mattis slammed Russia on Friday, saying Russian President Vladimir Putin "attempts to undermine America's moral authority" and "seeks to shatter NATO."
"He aims to diminish the appeal of the western democratic model and attempts to undermine America's moral authority, his actions are designed not to challenge our arms at this point but to undercut and compromise our belief in our ideals," Mattis said at a graduation ceremony for the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.
Mattis also alluded to Moscow's military actions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, saying Russia has "proven willing to use conventional and irregular power in violation of international norms."
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WNU Editor: They are not on the same page .... President Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis contradict each other over U.S. relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin (NYDaily News).
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" ..... his actions are designed not to challenge our arms at this point but to undercut and compromise our belief in our ideals,"
One good thing going for the US is that it is harder to challenge a moving target.
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