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U.S.-Russia relations, trust ‘at a low point,’ says Tillerson in Moscow
JUDY WOODRUFF: New tensions between the United States and Russia dominated this day. America’s top diplomat carried U.S. grievances over Syria and other issues to Moscow, while President Trump spoke out in Washington. Our chief foreign affairs correspondent, Margaret Warner, has our report. MARGARET WARNER: The discord was on display at the...
News Wrap: Xi Jinping extends offer to work with Trump on North Korea
JUDY WOODRUFF: In the day’s other news: China’s leader, Xi Jinping, told President Trump that he’s willing to work with the U.S. to stop North Korea’s nuclear program peacefully. The two men spoke in a late-night phone call, after Mr. Trump’s Twitter warning yesterday that the U.S. might act alone. In Beijing today,...
WATCH LIVE: Tillerson and Russia’s Sergey Lavrov to speak after meeting on Syria
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson are expected to speak between noon and 1 p.m. EST. Watch live in the player above. MOSCOW — Fiercely feuding over Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin met the top American diplomat in Moscow on Wednesday to see if they could rescue relations between the world’s mightiest military powers....
G-7 leaders pressure Russia to stop backing Syria’s Assad
RELATED CONTENTColumn: Why removing Syria’s Assad from power is so complicatedWestern allies applaud strike on Syria amid questions of next stepsU.S. investigating whether Russia was part of Syrian chemical weapons attack LUCCA, Italy — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations were gathering in Italy on Monday for a...
U.S. ambassador: No question Russia meddled in election
WASHINGTON — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says there’s no question Russia was involved in the U.S. presidential election and that the actions of the Kremlin will be addressed after the investigations are completed. RELATED LINKSRead the full, unclassified intelligence report on Russian hacking here First public Senate...
Tillerson says U.S. will uphold Russia sanctions until it respects pledges
BRUSSELS — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Washington will ease sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine only when Moscow respects commitments to help restore peace. RELATED CONTENTSecretary of State Rex Tillerson says Russia must honor Ukraine dealPaul Ryan on working with Trump, Russia sanctions and GOP goalsTillerson...
News Wrap: ‘Fair chance’ U.S. airstrike played role in Mosul civilian deaths
JUDY WOODRUFF: In the day’s other news: The U.S. commander in Iraq now says there’s a — quote — “fair chance” that a U.S. airstrike played a role in killing scores of civilians in Mosul. It happened on March 17. But Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend also voiced doubt that the weapons used could have collapsed an entire building....
Why young Russians are mobilizing against corruption
JUDY WOODRUFF: Widespread protests broke out in cities across Russia’s 11 time zones yesterday to denounce government corruption. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner begins our coverage. MARGARET WARNER: The sentence for Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was handed down this morning in Moscow: 15 days in jail for resisting...
Old memos show former Trump aide Manafort offered to promote Russian interests, AP reports
JUDY WOODRUFF: From April through August of last year, Paul Manafort was the chairman of the Trump campaign. He has been under intense scrutiny for his business and political ties to both Russia and Ukraine. Today, the Associated Press uncovered new information about Manafort and his dealings with Russians. Hari Sreenivasan has the story. HARI...
While Trump talks tough, U.S. quietly cutting nuclear force
U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by Reuters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, United States, February 23, 2017. Photo By Jonathan Ernst/Reuters WASHINGTON — The Air Force is quietly shrinking its deployed force of land-based nuclear missiles as part of a holdover Obama administration plan to comply with an arms...
