US Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson Meets With Russian President Vladimir Putin

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, right, speaks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shake hands prior to their talks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Tillerson’s Moscow talks hinge on new US leverage over Syria.
US.. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, right, speaks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Russia. Tillerson's Moscow talks hinge on new U.S. leverage over Syria. Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP Photo
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, right, speaks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shake hands prior to their talks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Tillerson’s Moscow talks hinge on new US leverage over Syria.
US.. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, right, speaks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Russia. Tillerson's Moscow talks hinge on new U.S. leverage over Syria. Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP Photo

US Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson Meets With Russian President Vladimir Putin

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Secretary Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday, amid tense Russian-American relations.

We speak with Joseph Cirincione, president of the Ploughshares Fund, about how this meeting is being impacted by U.S. military action against Syria and Russia’s nuclear tensions with North Korea.