GOP senators headed to Moscow to smooth things over with Putin

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A group of Senate Republicans is headed to Moscow Thursday night in a bid to “lessen some tensions” with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top leaders.

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., said the group hopes to meet with both Putin and the Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

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