He told about this in an interview with CNN.

According to him, last year in relations with Russia was heavy and tense. However, both Secretary of State and US President Donald Trump want to have more productive relations with the Russian Federation.

Also, Tillerson hopes for productive meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

"We must be very frank with each other that both of us - I think that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is also determined to improve this relationship. This is a complicated process and we made it clear that Ukraine is the cornerstone, "Tillerson said..

The Secretary of State added that the United States and Russia have found areas of cooperation in Syria, have approached the defeat of the terrorist group "Islamic State" in Syria. Now the countries have to make progress in Ukraine.

As previously reported in URA-Inform, Secretary of State of the United States of America Rex Tillerson believes that Russia should return its representatives to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire and Stabilization of the Line of Delimitation in Donbass.