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‘Punch Him In The Eye’: Furious Russians Await Tillerson’s Visit

The Russian press is furious after US missile strikes targeted a Syrian airfield on Thursday, and, judging by social media sentiments, so are many regular Russians — setting the stage for a tense visit by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson later this week.
Secretary Tillerson spoke with his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in a call on Saturday, which Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs claims was initiated by the Americans. Tillerson is expected to arrive in Moscow for face-to-face discussions on Wednesday. News of the planned meeting, Tillerson’s first as secretary, was published prior to the American missile strike, though the attack on Syria is now likely to be front and center.
The meeting was initially expected to test President Trump’s desires for closer ties with President Putin, but now many Russians are clamoring for Lavrov to confront Tillerson.
Russia’s media slammed the missile strike, with newspaper headlines stating that the strike was “more than a mistake,” and that the U.S. is working “on the side of terrorists.” Before the strike, the Trump administration had stated its priority was to work with Russia and the Assad regime to fight ISIS in Syria. Opinion pieces flooded the Russian press claiming that American diplomacy is illogical, and that Washington can’t lead negotiations for a peace deal in Syria. 

Meanwhile, on Russian social media, hundreds discussed Lavrov’s conversations with Tillerson, and many believed that negotiations would be futile. “When Tillerson comes to Moscow, I suggest Lavrov punch him in the eye, and then offer talks on Syria,” one user on the social media network VKontakte posted.
Another user stated, “It would have been better if he [Tillerson] did not come to Russia. Without the Americans, it’s calmer, and wherever they are awaits trouble and sorrow.”
“What kind of negotiations?” A third user asked. “There will be no negotiations. Tillerson will accuse us all collectively.”

The U.S. is reportedly investigating Russia’s role in the chemical attack that prompted the American missile strike. The use of chemical weapons in Syria’s Idlib province killed at least 80 people, some of them children. Russia denies that the Syrian military used chemical weapons, claiming instead that the Syrian Air Force struck a rebel-operated chemical weapons factory. Turkish authorities, who performed autopsies on the dead, say they were killed by sarin gas.
Russia is one of the Syrian regime’s oldest and closest allies, and has provided Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with significant military and diplomatic support. Speaking on Friday, Secretary Tillerson blamed Russia for allowing Syrian forces to use chemical weapons, saying, “Either Russia has been complicit or Russia has been simply incompetent.” President Trump told the nation a day earlier that the US was obligated to respond to the chemical attack, saying that preventing the use of deadly chemical weapons was a “vital national security interest.”
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My mama done tol' me when I was in pigtails
My mama done tol' me, "Hon
A man's gonna sweet talk and give ya the big eye
But when the sweet talkin's done

A man's a two-face
A worrisome thing who'll leave ya to sing
The blues in the night"

Now the rain's a-fallin'
Hear the train a callin', whooee
My mama done tol' me
Hear That lonesome whistle
Blowin' 'cross the trestle, whooee!

My mama done tol' me, a-whooee-ah-whooee
Ol' clickety-clack's a-echoin'
Back th' blues in the night
The evenin' breeze'll start the trees to cryin'
And the moon'll hide it's light
When you get the blues in the night

Take my word, the mockingbird'll sing
The saddest kind of song
He knows things are wrong
And he's right

From Natchez to Mobile, from Memphis to St. Joe
Wherever the four winds blow
I been in some big towns and heard me some big talk
But there is one thing I know

A man is a two-face
A worrisome thing who'll leave you to sing
The blues in the night

The evenin' breeze'll start the trees to cryin'
And the moon'll hide it's light
When you get the blues
Blues in the night

Take my word, the mockingbird'll sing
The saddest kind of song
He knows things are wrong
And he's right

From Natchez to Mobile, from Memphis to St. Joe
Wherever the four winds, four winds blow
I been in some big towns and heard me some big talk
But there is one thing I know

A man's a two-face
A worrisome thing who'll leave you to sing
The blues in the night
Yes, babe, lonely, lonely blues in the night


 



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Rex Tillerson                          +              Sergey Lavrov            =         ? 

4.9 - 8.17 

Lavrov to Tillerson: My mother told me not to dance with boys

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took a swipe at a recent remark by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson about the outlook for Russian-U.S. dialogue.
At a meeting of NATO’s foreign ministers Tillerson, when hearing one minister speak of taking a two-tier approach with Russia, because "it takes two to tango," Tillerson responded: "Sure, you can dance with Russia and you might also gain something out of it. But for sure you cannot tango with [Sergey] Lavrov because he is not allowed to dance that one."
The implication, diplomats said, was that only one man is in charge in Russia.
Lavrov’s comment was brief and to the point, "My mother used to tell me: always be a good boy, don’t ever dance with other boys."
"I’ve heard the rumor that such an exchange of opinion did occur at NATO foreign ministers’ meeting on March 31. If Rex Tillerson feels he is still not good enough at dancing to invite any partner, we are ready to help," Lavrov said.
"He is a man of experience and I’m certain he is a quick learner."
Source: TASS

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Lavrov to Tillerson: My mother told me not to dance with boys

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Sergei Lavrov: 'My mother used to tell me: always be a good boy, don't ever ... Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took a swipe at a recent ...
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Citing mama’s advice, Lavrov plans no dance with Tillerson – POLITICO

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Russian foreign minister offers repartee to US secretary of state.
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When U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited NATO headquarters last week, he was applauded by fellow foreign ministers for a cheeky comment about Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov who, he said, isn’t allowed to tango because President Vladimir Putin is the one who calls all the moves in Russia.
Asked at a Moscow news conference Tuesday about the comment, first reported by POLITICO, Lavrov offered a good-natured riposte: “My mama, also, forbade me to dance with boys.”
Lavrov quickly added that he was ready to teach Tillerson, who is new to public service, how to twirl on the diplomatic stage.
If Tillerson “feels that he cannot dance at all, well then, we are ready to help. He is a very accomplished man. He will learn quickly,” Lavrov said, according to Russian media.
Lavrov, who is known for his sharp wit, then turned serious, saying Russia very much looks forward to an upcoming visit by Tillerson to Moscow.
The visit — the first to Russia by the former ExxonMobil chief executive since becoming secretary of state — will take place at a time of heightened scrutiny of Russia’s involvement in American politics. Currently, the FBI and congressional committees are looking into contacts between Moscow and Donald Trump’s campaign before the U.S. election in November.
Trump pledged repeatedly during the campaign that he planned to foster better relations with Putin and Russia. But in recent weeks, his administration has taken a tougher approach and a dramatic warming of relations seems unlikely anytime soon.
“I am convinced that we will speak frankly about all issues on our bilateral agenda and international affairs,” Lavrov said at Tuesday’s news conference, citing “existing and worsening problems in the Middle East, in other parts of the world, including in Europe, on which progress will not be achieved unless Russia and the United States can establish a practical dialogue.”
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, center, attends the NATO foreign ministers meeting at alliance headquarters, in Brussels
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, center, attends the NATO foreign ministers meeting at alliance headquarters, in Brussels | Stephanie Lecocq/EPA
After Monday’s subway bombing in St. Petersburg which killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more, Trump called Putin to express his condolences.
According to the White House, “President Trump offered the full support of the United States Government in responding to the attack and bringing those responsible to justice. Both President Trump and President Putin agreed that terrorism must be decisively and quickly defeated.”
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