What is the Russian Order of Friendship, and why does Trump’s pick for secretary of state have one?

MOSCOW — You don't have to be a close personal friend of President Vladimir Putin to be awarded Russia's Order of Friendship, much less the globetrotting head of one of the world's most powerful corporations. You can be a basketball coach who couldn't cut it in Cleveland. Or a museum director in Minnesota who's just happy to know that Putin isn't angry at him for […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/12/13/what-is-the-russian-order-of-friendship-and-why-does-trumps-pick-for-secretary-of-state-have-one/