Statement of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the assignment of US President Donald Trump to restore relations with Russia should be considered in the context of the upcoming meeting of the head of the White House with the leader of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

Such an opinion in the commentary to the "Observer" was expressed by the expert-internationalist Maxim Yali.

"This statement should be regarded as preparation for the meeting of Putin and Trump. If it passes successfully, then a variant of pressure on Ukraine is possible. It will concern ways of settlement of the conflict in Donbass. This is the stumbling block for lifting sanctions and improving US-Russian relations. This is evidenced by the statements of Trump himself and the State Department in the context of resetting the settlement of the conflict, "Yali said..

According to him, this is negative for Ukraine.

"What steps can the US administration take? Not very good for Kiev. They are likely to be associated with pressure on the Ukrainian side regarding the implementation of the political part of the Minsk accords. But this is not the first step. The first step is the pressure on both sides to cease fire, "the international.

As reported by the "Observer", Trump clarified the situation with the lifting of sanctions with the Russian Federation.

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