Great optics, Rex. Perfect meeting to take right now.
Mother Russia is calling.
Just a reminder: Russia shot down a civilian airliner.
"This trip is part of our effort to maintain direct lines of communication with senior Russian officials…”
Wouldn’t Tillerson get information to Russian agents much more quickly by just visiting the White House?
Excellent, the Russian Foreign Minister is more interested in a free press than the US SecState.
Reporters were ushered from the meeting room as Tillerson began his opening remarks to Lavrov, prompting the Russian foreign minister to ask: “Why did they shush them out?”
Is he coming back?
Tillerson will meet on April 12 with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and other officials to discuss the DPRK [North Korea]. Is that the same North Korea that according to Tillerson “The United States has spoken enough about [and has] no further comment?”
Rex will tour his new dacha in the Moscow suburbs. He is getting the dacha decorated just in case things go REALLY poorly for him here over the next few months.
Snark aside, it is legitimate to have such a meeting. But, he needs to set aside his aversion to the press and invite robust coverage given the current Russian Haze wafting around this administration. Mr. Secretary - do your job - and do it publicly, and transparently.
i wonder if anyone from the actual press will be allowed in the room?
Agenda Item #1: Political asylum.
Tillerson To Meet With Russian Foreign Minister In Moscow…to hammer out how much Tillerson’s cut of the $500 Billion in Russian Oil Futures will be for lifting the sanctions this summer.
TFIFY
Probably working out giving Alaska back to Russia.
The REXXon Valdez of statesmanship…
Reporters were ushered from the meeting room as Tillerson began his opening remarks to Lavrov, prompting the Russian foreign minister to ask: “Why did they shush them out?”
Laughed out loud at this. We have the Russian foreign minister asking why the press is banished from a State Department meeting…
@someguy You got there first.
Edit to add: Is anyone else wondering why they decided this meeting needed to be held in Russia? Seems like they wanted some privacy from the US IC.
Better catch up on those naps now! You wouldn’t want to miss meetings because of jetlag…
Depends on how much they’re paying.
aaaannd @khaaannn beat me to it.
and to collect the dividends for the white house russians, in the form of a pallet of cash
ProTip Rex: Don’t eat anything, sit with your back to the wall, and wear your Geiger counter condoms.
Or if the press will be able to fly on his plane. I wouldn’t trust Tillerson alone with a Russian diplomat as far as I could throw both of them.
This fish rots from the head on down…There’s no way to cover up the stench that’s already evident.