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Lavrov tells Pompeo Russia categorically rejects US sanctions

MOSCOW, Aug 10, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Friday in a phone conversation with his US counterpart Mike Pompeo said Moscow categorically rejected the latest US sanctions, the foreign ministry said.

“The Russian side expressed categorical rejection of the new sanctions recently announced by Washington,” the ministry said in a statement.

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