AdvertisementHow Russia Went From Uniting To Dividing U.S. PoliticsDecember 12, 2016Greg MyrefacebookEmailRussian leader Vladimir Putin (right), and Rex Tillerson, the head of ExxonMobil, smile during a signing ceremony for an oil agreement in Sochi, Russia, in 2011. Tillerson is widely reported to be President-elect Donald Trump's favored choice for secretary of state. U.S. policy toward Moscow used to be a unifying issue among Republicans and Democrats, but now it's a source of division. (AP)