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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: NATO ‘doomed to failure’

By Joel Gehrke

Published July 1, 2017 4:14pm ET

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: NATO ‘doomed to failure’ — Lavrov also said that, had Russia not intervened to help Assad, the United States might have "joined forces with the terrorists" to overthrow the regime. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) | Alexander Zemlianichenko

NATO is “doomed to failure” in the 21st century for lack of “a reason for existence,” according to Russia’s top diplomat.

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