Russia and America on Tuesday agreed to seek better relations and ease tensions, even as they clashed on issues ranging from Iran and Venezuela to alleged Kremlin meddling in U.S. elections. Iran was one of the key items on the agenda because of tensions in the region rising. On Tuesday, Saudi Araba said drones attacked one of its oil pipelines as other assaults targeted energy infrastructure elsewhere in the kingdom. The sailors remain in detention as Russia continues plans to prosecute them, said Nikolai Polozov, who’s leading their defense team. Ushakov, the foreign policy aide, said Pompeo didn’t raise issue with Putin, though it was part of the secretary’s talks with Lavrov.

Source: National Post May 15, 2019 05:03 UTC