Sergei Lavrov

Adm. Mike Mullen, who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2007 to 2011 under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, says Washington must keep the door open with Moscow.

In the face of growing heat over its links to Moscow, Trump’s administration appears to be backing off the warm words used earlier for the former Cold War foe.

The deal says rebels have to separate from Jabhat Fateh al-Sham — formerly al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria — so that the US and Russia can bomb it. But for many, that’s unthinkable.

The US and Europe have imposed a new round of economic sanctions on Russia. Russians brush them off, though some analysts say these sanctions could do real damage.The US and Europe have imposed a new round of economic sanctions on Russia. Russians brush them off, though some analysts say these sanctions could do real damage.

Former UK Ambassador to the United Nations, Jeremy Greenstock tells Anchor Aaron Schachter that the shadow of Iraq 2003 hangs over the tricky diplomatic proceedings.