US ambassador: Tillerson counting on meeting Putin soon
MOSCOW -- The US ambassador to Russia says that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is counting on meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin during an upcoming visit to Moscow.
John Teft said Tillerson would likely meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Putin "in the near future," according to Russian news agency Tass. It said Teft commented during a lecture in the northern Russian city of Arkhangelsk.
