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    To the Point

    Tillerson waits in Moscow, keeps talking tough to Russia

    Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will spend tonight at the US Embassy in Moscow.  Before leaving the G7 meeting in Lucca, Italy, he accused Russia of failing in its commitment to remove chemical weapons from Syria. "It's unclear whether Russia failed to take seriously its obligation seriously or Russia had been incompetent.

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    By Warren Olney • Apr 11, 2017 • 1 min read

    Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will spend tonight at the US Embassy in Moscow. Before leaving the G7 meeting in Lucca, Italy, he accused Russia of failing in its commitment to remove chemical weapons from Syria. "It's unclear whether Russia failed to take seriously its obligation seriously or Russia had been incompetent. But this distinction doesn't much matter to the dead. We can't let this happen again."

    Josh Lederman of the Associated Press is one of few reporters travelling with Tillerson and joins us from Moscow.

    The full episode

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    After Syria strike a new Trump doctrine emerges
    1. 1:24Tillerson waits in Moscow, keeps talking tough to RussiaYou’re reading this
    2. 7:57Whatever happened to 'America first?'
    3. 39:49Was United's PR disaster caused by a mega-merger?
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Josh Lederman

      Associated Press

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    After Syria strike a new Trump doctrine emerges
    1. 1:24Tillerson waits in Moscow, keeps talking tough to RussiaYou’re reading this
    2. 7:57Whatever happened to 'America first?'
    3. 39:49Was United's PR disaster caused by a mega-merger?
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