U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is in Moscow for closely-watched talks with his Russian counterpart Wednesday, with the focus likely to be on Russia’s continued support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. As VOA’s State Department correspondent Cindy Saine reports, Syria’s alleged chemical weapons attack on its own civilians last week and the retaliatory U.S. military strike are likely to complicate hopes for closer U.S.-Russian cooperation under President Donald Trump.
