characterized to president putin is the lowest it has been since the cold war. he did not disagree. he shrugged his shoulders and notified in agreement. i said it s spiraling down, it s getting worse. tillerson then said almost no trust exists between the two countries. though state department officials say tillerson and foreign minister lavrov now speak about every other week. and in oval office discussions this week for lavrov ahead of putin and trump s scheduled meeting this summer at the g-20 summit in germany. the u.s. and russia remain sharply divided on major issues. russia is still backing the assad regime in syria and denying election meddling in the united states and europe. it alsoa and continues its presence in ukraine. state department officials tell fox the u.s. positions on these issues also remain unchanged. they say they have relayed that to the russian government. the u.s. has also been more assertive in syria. showing the russians the respect that they really c