Cybersecurity
Russia’s Tillerson Praise Underscores Debate Over Trump Pick
- Key senators question Exxon CEO’s connections to Russia
- Tillerson is a ‘very great professional,’ Putin aide says
Can’t Imagine Tillerson Being in Putin’s Pocket: Nye
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Donald Trump’s pick of Exxon Mobil Corp. chief Rex Tillerson for secretary of state won quick praise from a key foreign policy adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, evoking concerns the president-elect’s critics have raised about whether he will be too accommodating toward Moscow.
Exxon’s chief executive officer is a “very great professional in his sphere” who is “well-known to Russian officials and was actively engaged in business cooperation,” Yuri Ushakov, a former ambassador to the U.S. who’s one of Putin’s closest aides on foreign policy, told reporters Tuesday in Moscow.