Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, has expressed skepticism over the United States’ sanctions against Russia, as his company stands to reap enormous profits if they are lifted. As secretary of state, Tillerson would play a major role in shaping the United States’ relationship with Russia going forward, and deciding whether to lift the sanctions put in place in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. Lifting the sanctions would give Russia more economic power.Tillerson, who has run the world’s largest oil company since 2006, questioned the efficacy of sanctions multiple times …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
