As headlines about former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s contacts with Russia keep the presses rolling at home, senior Trump officials are engaged in a busy day of diplomacy with their Russian counterparts abroad. But despite the frenzied speculation about Trump’s Russia ties, the Administration’s early diplomatic moves complicate the narrative.For example, on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Bonn today, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, where he pointedly re-affirmed of U.S. policy on Ukraine. The Washington Post:
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged Russia on Thursday to help tamp down the …read more
Source: The American Interest
