U.S., Allies Show Unity on Syria Before Tillerson Moscow Visit
- Tillerson will push Russia to stop backing Assad regime
- Still no word on whether he’ll meet Putin on 24-hour stop
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The U.S., Gulf states and European allies projected their unified opposition to Russia’s backing of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with an emergency meeting on the sidelines of a Group of Seven gathering Tuesday.
While no readout was immediately available from the hour-long meeting, the goal was to arm Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with a single, strong message for Russian leaders when he travels to Moscow later Tuesday in the first visit by a U.S. Cabinet official since President Donald Trump took office in January.