Trump’s ‘been clear to me’ on Russia ties: Tillerson
06 June 2017 |
1:02 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump told his top diplomat that the dispute over probes into links between his inner circle and Russia should not undermine U.S. efforts to rebuild relations with Moscow, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday
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