Sacked Tillerson: US Must Respond To Russia's Behavior
Rukhshan Mir (@rukhshanmir) Published March 14, 2018 | 12:41 AM
Outgoing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned in his farewell remarks on Tuesday that Washington must do more to respond to Russia's "troubling behavior and actions.
Washington, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Mar, 2018 ) :Outgoing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned in his farewell remarks on Tuesday that Washington must do more to respond to Russia's "troubling behavior and actions." After he was sacked by President Donald Trump, Tillerson also said US efforts to pressure North Korea had worked better than expected and revealed he would pass authority to his deputy at midnight.
The former oil executive said he would remain at the department until March 31 to conclude an administrative handover, but that Deputy Secretary John Sullivan would take charge. Tillerson did not address reports that he had only learned of his sacking earlier that day when he read about it in Trump's tweet, but said he had since spoken to the president by telephone.
Among his last acts as secretary, as he flew back from Africa late Monday, was to brief reporters on his "outrage" at Russia's alleged involvement in an attempted assassination using a nerve agent in Britain.
In his farewell remarks, he returned to the theme. "Much work remains to respond to the troubling behavior and actions on the part of the Russian government," he said, before turning to warn Vladimir Putin's Kremlin not to overstep.
"Russia must assess carefully as to how its actions are in the best interests of the Russian people and of the world more broadly. "Continuing on their current trajectory is likely to lead to greater isolation on their part, a situation which is not in anyone's interest." Tillerson's sacking comes shortly after Trump, without consulting his top diplomat, decided to accept an invitation to talks with North Korea's Kim Jong-Un on resolving the Korean nuclear stand-off.
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