The US attack ordered by President Trump only played into terrorists’ hands, Russia’s top diplomat told Tillerson.
Following their conversation over the phone, the two officials agreed to continue the discussion of the Syrian issue during their planned face-to-face meeting, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said.
The US Secretary of State is set to travel to Moscow next week and hold meetings with a number of Russian officials, including Lavrov.
Earlier Saturday, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson canceled his planned trip to Moscow. Citing the recent events in Syria, the UK official pulled out of the Russia trip just hours before he was supposed to depart. Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has described the cancellation as “absurd.”
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