VIENNA – The United States would “badly” like to lift sanctions against Russia but will not do so until Moscow has pulled its forces out of eastern Ukraine and Crimea, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Dec. 7, calling that the main obstacle to normal ties.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: Tillerson says Ukraine is biggest obstacle to normal Russia ties
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during the 24th Ministerial Council of the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) at the Hofburg palace in Vienna on Dec. 7.
