Politics

U.S. air strike gives Tillerson a boost for Moscow talks

Written by Teunis Felter

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to Moscow this week will be an early test of whether the Trump administration can use any momentum generated by striking a Syrian air base. Even before Trump ordered last week’s strike on the air base in retaliation for a nerve gas attack, Tillerson’s visit was certain to be dominated by thorny issues, including Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, an apparent violation of an important arms control treaty, and seeing what cooperation in the fight against Islamic State.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-tillerson-idUSKBN17C0D4

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.