Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday disputed a White House account of his meeting with President Trump, telling reporters the two did not discuss election meddling during their Oval Office sit-down.
“We haven’t even actually discussed elections,” Lavrov told reporters at the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Lavrov’s comments came shortly after the White House issued its readout of the meeting, which said Trump warned the Russian diplomat against “any Russian attempts to interfere in United States elections.”
Russia has in the past put out its version of meetings with U.S. officials first, allowing it to set the narrative.
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