Russia FM criticizes EU, US sanctions over Ukraine

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HAVANA (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday rejected U.S. and European Union sanctions that seek to pressure Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine.

Speaking in Havana, where he met with Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez, Lavrov criticized the penalties after the EU named 15 additional people subjected to sanctions earlier in the day.

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