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Tillerson puts a 'co-operation' deal with Putin on the table - but tells Putin's foreign minister to stop the war in eastern Ukraine

    Meeting marked highest-level face-to-face contact between the two countries since Trump took office
    Tillerson said Washington would co-operate but only if it is in US interests
    Defense Sec Jim Mattis said US is not ready to collaborate militarily with Russia

By Hannah Al-othman For Mailonline
Published: 10:25 EST, 16 February 2017 | Updated: 13:22 EST, 16 February 2017

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson today suggested a 'co-operation deal' with Putin when he met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.

Former Exxon Mobil chief executive Tillerson has said that Washington would cooperate with Moscow - but only if it is in US interests to do so.


Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, lefy, shakes hands with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during their talks on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers meeting

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