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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov coming back to DC next week (Original Post)
Tanuki
Dec 2019
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dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)1. Someone told me this on YouTube of all places yesterday,
I'm still waiting for their response as to why he is coming. Do you know?
Tanuki
(14,920 posts)3. Meeting with Pompeo, per the Washington Post.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/top-russian-diplomat-to-visit-washington-in-first-visit-since-2017-oval-office-controversy-officials-say/2019/12/06/606242cc-1875-11ea-bf81-ebe89f477d1e_story.html#click=https://t.co/QTaMJYAuO0
..."A U.S. official said Pompeo and Lavrov are likely to discuss the most pressing sticking points between the nations, including Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela and arms control issues.
.....
One day before the meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Paris.
Lavrovs last trip to Washington in 2017 concluded in a firestorm of criticism after Russian state media released images of him and other U.S. officials smiling and shaking hands after U.S. photojournalists were barred entry to the meeting.
U.S. officials later revealed that Trump disclosed highly classified information to Lavrov in the meeting that related to a critical source of intelligence on the Islamic State."....(more)
..."A U.S. official said Pompeo and Lavrov are likely to discuss the most pressing sticking points between the nations, including Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela and arms control issues.
.....
One day before the meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Paris.
Lavrovs last trip to Washington in 2017 concluded in a firestorm of criticism after Russian state media released images of him and other U.S. officials smiling and shaking hands after U.S. photojournalists were barred entry to the meeting.
U.S. officials later revealed that Trump disclosed highly classified information to Lavrov in the meeting that related to a critical source of intelligence on the Islamic State."....(more)
duforsure
(11,885 posts)2. Maybe he's heading for the Russian Embassy
To be there when trump goes their for immunity before he's discovered and taken into custody.
FirstLight
(13,362 posts)5. not completely a bad idea...
I swear, this shit couldn't get more outrageous.
I don't understand how bold these crooks are to go right out in the open and have their "meetings" in which they purposefully refuse to have translators or transcriptionists or media there...
Brother Buzz
(36,457 posts)6. While Zelensky meets with Putin in Paris
Putin is getting all his ducks in a row for phase two.