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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Apr 12, 2017, 11:58 AM Apr 2017

Tillerson meets with Putin amid deepening tensions over U.S. missile strikes in Syria

Source: The Washington Post




By Carol Morello and David Filipov April 12 at 11:46 AM

MOSCOW — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held his first directs talks with Russia’s president on Wednesday amid deepening tensions after U.S. missile strikes in Syria and Washington’s demands that Moscow abandon support for its main Middle East ally.

The meeting between Tillerson and Russian President Vladimir Putin came after hours of tense exchanges with both sides staking out positions that were deeply at odds, including Russia making it clear it was unwilling to roll back its strategic alliance with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

But the talks, confirmed by U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Maria Olson, are unlikely to bring any significant breakthroughs after last week’s missile strike plunged U.S.-Russian relations to one of the lowest points since the Cold War.

“I will be frank, we have a lot of questions regarding very ambiguous and contradictory ideas on the international agenda in Washington,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after shaking hands with Tillerson and sitting down at a conference table to welcome him to Moscow, a rite typically marked by polite pleasantries. “And I’d like to say, apart from words, we saw some very alarming actions regarding the unlawful attack in Syria.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/tillerson-faces-tough-line-from-russia-over-support-for-syrian-leader-assad/2017/04/12/918985f2-1f19-11e7-a0a7-8b2a45e3dc84_story.html?utm_term=.440cb4dc7dd6&wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-world%252Bnation&wpmk=1

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Tillerson meets with Putin amid deepening tensions over U.S. missile strikes in Syria (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2017 OP
Wonder if, perhaps, some wrong-wingers now aren't the only ones with buyer's remorse. calimary Apr 2017 #1
Nah. It's still Kabuki. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #3
The problem with his "useful idiot" is... yallerdawg Apr 2017 #2
Our Secretary of Oil --- oil contracts before nation keithbvadu2 Apr 2017 #4
Making sure everything is a go for Russian takeover of Citgo. JTFrog Apr 2017 #5

calimary

(80,693 posts)
1. Wonder if, perhaps, some wrong-wingers now aren't the only ones with buyer's remorse.
Wed Apr 12, 2017, 12:03 PM
Apr 2017

Might also be the Russians.

Their puppet isn't keeping things nice 'n' quiet and disinfected for them, is he?

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
2. The problem with his "useful idiot" is...
Wed Apr 12, 2017, 12:21 PM
Apr 2017

ultimately, he is an idiot!

ExxonMobil and Russian oil remain on track - Tillerson and Putin just have to figure how to get THAT back on track quietly.

 

JTFrog

(14,274 posts)
5. Making sure everything is a go for Russian takeover of Citgo.
Thu Apr 13, 2017, 12:22 AM
Apr 2017

This has been about the oil from the get go.

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