President Trump’s designee as ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, met with a Russian deputy foreign minister Oleg Syromolotov in the intelligence capital of Vienna, Austria, on Monday. Deputy Secretary of State Sullivan’s mission: get Russia’s improved engagement with U.S. counterterrorism efforts.

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