April 12, 2017 Forget the campaign: After Syria, Trump's relations with Russia are rocky It’s clear by now that the president’s family has enormous influence on him, even on foreign policy, so I pay close attention to what they say.
April 11, 2017 Tillerson issues ultimatum to Russia after meeting with top diplomats at G7 summit U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson issued a stern ultimatum to Russia Tuesday: side with America and its allies on Syria, or stand alongside Syrian President Bashar Assad, Iran and the militant group Hezbollah.
April 10, 2017 Tillerson, G7 ministers look to pressure Russia to reconsider Assad support Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, along with six other Group of Seven foreign ministers, aim to send Russia a “clear and coordinated message” in the wake of the U.S.’ response to a gas attack that left scores dead.
April 7, 2017 Harf: Questions remain after US launches airstrikes in Syria Marie Harf, a former State Department spokesman during the Obama administration, said Friday President Trump’s response to Syria’s use of chemical weapons was “great,” but there are still a lot of unanswered questions.
April 7, 2017 Tillerson says Russia either complicit or incompetent in Syria chemical weapons deal Secretary of State Rex Tillerson charged Thursday that Russia was either complicit or incompetent in its role overseeing Syria’s supposed removal of chemical weapons, on the heels of a U.S. strike on an Assad airfield in response to a deadly chemical attack.
April 6, 2017 Hours before airstrikes, Hillary Clinton called for bombing of Syrian airfields Hillary Clinton called on the U.S. to carry out airstrikes on Syrian airfields Thursday hours before President Trump authorized the bombings in response to Bashar al Assad’s use of chemical weapons earlier this week, which left at least 70 dead, many of them children.
April 3, 2017 Trump ready to address North Korea nuclear program with or without China President Trump says the United States is ready to act alone against North Korea’s nuclear program if China does not take a tougher stance, days ahead of Trump hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida.
April 3, 2017 Trump, Putin meeting could mend deteriorating relationship, Kremlin spokesman says A meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin could mend the rift between the two nations, a Kremlin spokesman said Sunday.
March 29, 2017 Trump's rapid rapprochement plans with Russia fade Expectations that President Donald Trump’s election would lead to a rapid U.S. rapprochement with Russia are fading, as the White House pushes off the Kremlin’s proposals for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin and takes an increasingly skeptical view of reaching a grand bargain with Moscow.
March 28, 2017 China, Japan island fight reignites with population push According to Japanese officials, the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans next month to legally designate the Senkaku Islands – known in China as the Diaoyu Islands – as inhabited border territories.
