Top Russian official welcomed at White House

The World

Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, was in Washington on Tuesday. In a joint news conference with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Lavrov was asked about Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Andrew Weiss, former director of Russian affairs in the National Security Council. He’s now with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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