A link has been sent to your friend’s email address. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Please read the rules before joining the discussion. When reporters asked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Meet with russian minister about the firing of FBI Director James Comey, Lavrov asked them a question back.
President Trump is pictured walking on the South Lawn of the White House. James Comey, the FBI director overseeing an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump and Lavrov discussed paths to resolving the Syrian civil war, the Russian incursion into Ukraine, and the Middle East conflict, according to a statement from the White House. They also discussed ways to improve relations between the two countries, the statement added. The President further emphasized his desire to build a better relationship between the United States and Russia. In brief comments to reporters, Trump said the Comey case had no effect “at all” on his meeting Lavrov, and he defended the firing of the FBI director because “he wasn’t doing a good job. The FBI, along with several congressional committees, are focusing on whether there was any collusion between Trump campaign associates to Russia during the last year’s election.
Trump has denied any connections and described the Russia story as a “hoax. The timing for the meeting drew special attention since Lavrov, who last visited Washington in 2013, is the highest-level Russian official to meet with Trump since he took office in January. The White House meeting also featured a key figure in the investigation: Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the United States. Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was fired after misleading his colleagues about his conversations with Kislyak before the inauguration. Meanwhile, in Russia, President Vladimir Putin told CBS News that the Comey firing would have “no effect” on U. We have nothing to do with that,” Putin said. WATCH: Russia President Vladimir Putin responds to Comey firing: “We have nothing to do with that.
