Tillerson says U.S., Russia can settle problems, ease tensionMANILA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Monday he believes Washington and Russia can find a way to ease tensions, saying it wouldn’t be useful to cut ties over the single issue of suspected Russian meddling in the U.S. election. Tillerson said Russia had also expressed some willingness to resume talks about the crisis in Ukraine, where a 2015 ceasefire between Kiev’s forces and Russian-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country is regularly violated. “We should find places we can work together... In places we have differences we’re going to have to continue to find ways to address those,” Tillerson told reporters. Tillerson met his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, on the sidelines of an international gathering in Manila on Sunday, where he also asked about Moscow’s retaliation against new U.S. sanctions. Tillerson said he told Lavrov the United States would respond to the Kremlin’s order for it to cut about 60 percent of its diplomatic staff in Russia by September 1. “We have not made a decision on how we will respond to Russia’s request to remove U.S. diplomatic personnel. I asked several clarifying questions...I told him we would respond by September first,” Tillerson said. The meeting was their first since President Donald Trump reluctantly signed into law the sanctions that Russia said amounted to a full-scale trade war and ended hopes for better ties. Lavrov on Sunday said he believed his U.S. colleagues were ready to continue dialogue with Moscow on complex issues despite tensions. Tillerson said he discussed Russia’s suspected meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election with Lavrov to “help them understand how serious this incident had been and how seriously it damaged the relationship” between the two nations. But Tillerson said that should not irreversibly damage ties. “The fact that we want to work with them on areas that are of serious national security interest to us, and at the same time having this extraordinary issue of mistrust that divides us, that is just what we in the diplomatic part of our relationship are required to do,” Tillerson said. The United States sent its special representative on Ukraine, Kurt Volker, a former U.S. envoy to NATO, to Ukraine last month to assess the situation in the former Soviet republic. Washington cites the conflict as a key obstacle to improved relations between Russia and the United States. “We appointed a special envoy to engage with Russia but also coordinating with all parties. This is full visibility to all parties. We are not trying to cut some kind of deal on the side,” Tillerson said.  politicsNews
tillerson says russia settle problems ease tensionmanila reuters secretary state rex tillerson said monday believes washington russia find way ease tensions saying useful cut ties single issue suspected russian meddling election tillerson said russia also expressed willingness resume talks crisis ukraine ceasefire kiev forces separatists eastern part country regularly violated we find places work together in places differences going continue find ways address tillerson told reporters tillerson met russian counterpart series lvaro sidelines international gathering manila sunday also asked moscow retaliation new sanctions tillerson said told lvaro united states would respond kremlin order cut percent diplomatic staff russia september we made decision respond russia request remove diplomatic personnel i asked several clarifying questions i told would respond september first tillerson said the meeting first since president donald trump reluctantly signed law sanctions russia said amounted trade war ended hopes better ties lvaro sunday said believed colleagues ready continue dialogue moscow complex issues despite tensions tillerson said discussed russia suspected meddling presidential election lvaro help understand serious incident seriously damaged relationship two nations but tillerson said irreversible damage ties the fact want work areas serious national security interest us time extraordinary issue mistrust divides us diplomatic part relationship required tillerson said the united states sent special representative ukraine kurt older former envoy nato ukraine last month assess situation former soviet republic washington cites conflict key obstacle improved relations russia united states we appointed special envoy engage russia also coordinating parties this full visibility parties we trying cut kind deal side tillerson said politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Tillerson says U.S., Russia can settle problems, ease tensionMANILA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Monday he believes Washington and Russia can find a way to ease tensions, saying it wouldn’t be useful to cut ties over the single issue of suspected Russian meddling in the U.S. election. Tillerson said Russia had also expressed some willingness to resume talks about the crisis in Ukraine, where a 2015 ceasefire between Kiev’s forces and Russian-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country is regularly violated. “We should find places we can work together... In places we have differences we’re going to have to continue to find ways to address those,” Tillerson told reporters. Tillerson met his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, on the sidelines of an international gathering in Manila on Sunday, where he also asked about Moscow’s retaliation against new U.S. sanctions. Tillerson said he told Lavrov the United States would respond to the Kremlin’s order for it to cut about 60 percent of its diplomatic staff in Russia by September 1. “We have not made a decision on how we will respond to Russia’s request to remove U.S. diplomatic personnel. I asked several clarifying questions...I told him we would respond by September first,” Tillerson said. The meeting was their first since President Donald Trump reluctantly signed into law the sanctions that Russia said amounted to a full-scale trade war and ended hopes for better ties. Lavrov on Sunday said he believed his U.S. colleagues were ready to continue dialogue with Moscow on complex issues despite tensions. Tillerson said he discussed Russia’s suspected meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election with Lavrov to “help them understand how serious this incident had been and how seriously it damaged the relationship” between the two nations. But Tillerson said that should not irreversibly damage ties. “The fact that we want to work with them on areas that are of serious national security interest to us, and at the same time having this extraordinary issue of mistrust that divides us, that is just what we in the diplomatic part of our relationship are required to do,” Tillerson said. The United States sent its special representative on Ukraine, Kurt Volker, a former U.S. envoy to NATO, to Ukraine last month to assess the situation in the former Soviet republic. Washington cites the conflict as a key obstacle to improved relations between Russia and the United States. “We appointed a special envoy to engage with Russia but also coordinating with all parties. This is full visibility to all parties. We are not trying to cut some kind of deal on the side,” Tillerson said.  politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: tillerson says russia settle problems ease tensionmanila reuters secretary state rex tillerson said monday believes washington russia find way ease tensions saying useful cut ties single issue suspected russian meddling election tillerson said russia also expressed willingness resume talks crisis ukraine ceasefire kiev forces separatists eastern part country regularly violated we find places work together in places differences going continue find ways address tillerson told reporters tillerson met russian counterpart series lvaro sidelines international gathering manila sunday also asked moscow retaliation new sanctions tillerson said told lvaro united states would respond kremlin order cut percent diplomatic staff russia september we made decision respond russia request remove diplomatic personnel i asked several clarifying questions i told would respond september first tillerson said the meeting first since president donald trump reluctantly signed law sanctions russia said amounted trade war ended hopes better ties lvaro sunday said believed colleagues ready continue dialogue moscow complex issues despite tensions tillerson said discussed russia suspected meddling presidential election lvaro help understand serious incident seriously damaged relationship two nations but tillerson said irreversible damage ties the fact want work areas serious national security interest us time extraordinary issue mistrust divides us diplomatic part relationship required tillerson said the united states sent special representative ukraine kurt older former envoy nato ukraine last month assess situation former soviet republic washington cites conflict key obstacle improved relations russia united states we appointed special envoy engage russia also coordinating parties this full visibility parties we trying cut kind deal side tillerson said politicsnews