Russian news published Tillerson's plan, interesting they know how the rollout will happen before the American media. I wonder why that is?
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson genuinely wants cooperation with Russia especially in fighting the Islamic State but will move slowly at first to avoid provoking Congressional hawks, US analysts told Sputnik.
Trump and Tillerson knew that Republican hawks who have been highly critical of the new president might join forces with Democratic political opponents to try and prevent him in ending the sanctions on Russia, Waters explained.
Independent Institute Center on Peace and Liberty Director Ivan Eland told Sputnik that
the new secretary of state would seek to lift all US-led economic sanctions on Russia.
"His boss [Trump] wants it and so does Tillerson. They will be inclined to lift sanctions, but some of the European nations may balk," Eland claimed.
Eland also suggested that Trump, Tillerson and the Europeans might feel the need to try and avert the escalating conflict in Ukraine before they returned to the sanctions issue.
Changing US Russian policy would also have to wait because of the allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and the rows over earlier hacks into US government computers, Waters continued.
"Waiting will give tempers a chance to cool and may lead to cooperation in areas of potentially common interest like the fight against the ISIS [the Islamic State], which can build cooperation if not trust," Waters explained.
https://sputniknews.com/us/201702021...ove-carefully/