Pompeo heads to Russia as US diplomacy turns schizophrenic
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will push on Tuesday in Russia for progress in one area in particular – arms control. – EPA pic, May 12, 2019.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is heading to Russia with an unusual and thankless task – standing firm against the rival power even as his boss, President Donald Trump, reaches out to reconcile. Pompeo will meet on Tuesday with Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, in the highest-level US engagement with the Russian leader since a July summit in Helsinki after which Trump faced wide scorn at home for his trustful embrace of the Russian leader.
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