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Russia's Lavrov condemns US 'sanctions-first' diplomacy
By THE MANILA TIMES
Sep 12, 2018 2:49 pm

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia: Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov condemned US foreign policy on Wednesday, stoking tensions between the two powers by accusing Washington of imposing sanctions before it enters negotiations.

Moscow has faced increasingly harsh punitive measures since angering the West and Kiev by annexing Crimea in 2014 and backing separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine.