Sitting across from Russian President Vladimir Putin, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced President Trump's desire for improved relations after earlier warning his counterpart about Russian interference in US elections
"We'll protect our nation's interests but there are places that our two countries can find where we can be cooperative, we can be productive, we can be accumulative, we can work together to make our two peoples more, and frankly the world, more successful too," Pompeo said in brief remarks prior to his meeting with Putin in the resort town of Sochi."President Trump wants to do everything we can and he asked me to travel here to communicate that," Pompeo said.
"However, Pompeo would not comment on a report that the US may be readying to send hundreds of thousands of troops to the region amid escalating tensions with Iran. He said it was a matter for the Department of Defense."We fundamentally do not seek a war with Iran," Pompeo said, but noted that"if American interests are attacked, we will certainly respond in an appropriate fashion.
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