Russia awarded Tillerson its Order of Friendship in 2013, the year before Washington's relationship with Moscow was frozen over Russia's annexation of Crimea and its shadow war in eastern Ukraine.

2013年，俄罗斯向蒂勒森授予友谊勋章(Order of Friendship)，随后的一年里，因俄罗斯吞并克里米亚及在乌克兰东部发动“影子战争”，华盛顿与莫斯科的关系陷入僵局。

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Leonid Smoliakov, Russia's ambassador to Ukraine was quoted by the Financial Times to the effect that if the people of the Crimea -- predominantly Russian nationals -- express a desire for self-determination, that Moscow would support their choice.

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