(FILES) This file photo taken on August 30, 2011 shows Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) speaking with ExxonMobil President and Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson during the signing of a Rosneft-ExxonMobil strategic partnership agreement in So
Moscow: The Kremlin on Tuesday lauded the "good" ties between President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, ExxonMobil chief Rex Tillerson.
"Russian representatives and not just the president have good, businesslike relations with Tillerson. He is a very solid figure," Putin's top foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov told journalists, adding that Tillerson was "very professional in his field".
