Pompeo to Meet Putin as Trump Seeks Better Russia Ties Again
- Short trip leaves little time for major policy breakthroughs
- Schumer demands that Putin be warned about election meddling
Mike Pompeo during talks with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Photographer: Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS
This article is for subscribers only.
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo leaves for Moscow on Sunday night, with President Donald Trump again calling for improved ties now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has finished his investigation.
Pompeo will meet U.S. diplomats at the American Embassy in Moscow on Monday before flying to Sochi for talks with President Vladimir Putin and other officials. The secretary has 48 hours -- the entire length of the trip -- to cram in discussions of disputes between the two nations, involving Ukraine, Venezuela and Syria and other issues, along with continued accusations of election interference.