
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that the US administration's decision to extend and implement new anti-Russian sanctions contradicts the sentiments expressed by the American delegation during recent negotiations.
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The US administration continues to maintain and expand sanctions against Russia. These actions are occurring alongside ongoing diplomatic negotiations.
MOSCOW, September 8. /TASS/. The US administration is extending existing anti-Russian sanctions and adopting new ones, which is hardly coherent with sentiments conveyed by the American delegation at the negotiations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
"Congress, the administration, the Department of the Treasury, and other relevant US agencies are unconditionally extending and continue extending all sanctions imposed by then-President of the US Joe Biden and the Biden Congress. All of this is hardly coherent with the sentiments conveyed during negotiations. But that is life, and, as always, life is multifaceted," he said on TV Channel One.

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