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That Tillerson guy got a Fellow Traveler award from Putin. (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 OP
In 2013, Tillerson was awarded the Order of Friendship by Putin. In 2011 he signed big oil contracts think Dec 2016 #1
Thank you. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #2
Crazy stuff. Didn't know this before you posted. Thank you. /nt think Dec 2016 #4
and all Trump got was a rusty trombone. putitinD Dec 2016 #3
 

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1. In 2013, Tillerson was awarded the Order of Friendship by Putin. In 2011 he signed big oil contracts
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 04:21 PM
Dec 2016

with Russia to drill in the Arctic:

Rex Tillerson

Tillerson has close ties with Vladimir Putin; the two men have been associates since Tillerson represented Exxon’s interests in Russia during Boris Yeltsin's premiership.[12] John Hamre, the president and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies(for which Tillerson is a board member), states that Tillerson "has had more interactive time with Vladimir Putin than probably any other American with the exception of Henry Kissinger."[12]

In 2011, on behalf of ExxonMobil, Tillerson signed an agreement with Russia for drilling in the Arctic that could be valued up to $300 billion.[13] Although the company began drilling in the Kara Sea in summer 2014, sanctions against Russia during the Ukranian crisis brought the project to a halt in September of that year.[14][15]

In 2013, Tillerson was awarded the Order of Friendship by Putin.[10]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Tillerson#Ties_with_Russia
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