U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis addresses a news conference during a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
Reuters: Trump's defense chief sees no military collaboration with Russia
collaboration with Russia now, in a blow to Moscow's hopes to mend ties with Washington after Trump's election.
The remarks are perhaps the strongest indication yet from the Trump administration that prospects for any significant cooperation between the U.S. and Russian militaries against Islamic State in Syria is unlikely anytime soon.
They came despite repeated suggestions by Trump during his election campaign of the possibility of joint action against Islamic State militants.
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WNU Editor: The Pentagon Chiefs can say that it in person when they meet their Russian counterparts today .... U.S., Russian military chiefs to meet in Azerbaijan (Politico).
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