![UPDATE 1-U.S. still strongly supports Ukraine's Crimea claim -Pence]( "UPDATE 1-U.S. still strongly supports Ukraine's Crimea claim -Pence")
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence reassured Ukraine on Sunday that Washington continues to back its claim for Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, even as U.S. President Donald Trump mulls cutting aid to the European nation. Speaking ahead of a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Warsaw, Pence did not address reports that Trump is considering cutting $250 million in military assistance to the country.
