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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Pompeo tells Russia: No more election interference
On his first trip to Russia as US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo says he warned his Russian counterpart against any “unacceptable” Russian meddling in US elections.
At a news conference following three hours of meetings, Pompeo says he told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov any such action by the Russians in the 2020 elections “would put our relationship in an even worse place than it has been.”
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gestures during his and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s joint news conference after their talks in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, southern Russia, May 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, Pool)
Both diplomats say the meeting in the resort city of Sochi covered an array of issues that have heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington. These included Iran, Syria and Venezuela, where the United States supports opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president and Russia backs President Nicolas Maduro.
— AP
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