SHORT THREAD: #US State Secretary @SecPompeo calls #Russia's counterpart Sergey #Lavrov.
@StateDept & @mfa_russia each offer their own version of what was discussed and how the conversation went.
1. State Department mentions the two only spoke about #Venezuela. The readout toned in the way as if @SecPompeo warned #Lavrov that #US won't stand idly by as #Russia "exacerbates tensions in VE",argued VE people "overwhelmingly support @jguaido
state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/20…
2. #Russia MFA's version says top #US diplomat "was interested in #Venezuela AND #Syria" & that it was #Lavrov who stressed US attempts to stage a coup in VE & its threats to legitimate gov violate #UN norms, are interference in affairs of sorereign state
mid.ru/ru/foreign_pol…
3.Accordign to @mfa_russia #US recognition of #Israel's sovereignty over #GolanHeights leads to blatant violation of internationl law, hampers solution of #Syria/n crisis, exacerbates situation in #MiddleEast.
Moreover, #Moscow says the two diplomats discussed #Ukraine..
4. Lavrov reportedly said #Russia finds unacceptable #US playing along with "#Kiev regime" & sabotaging Minsk agreements.
The last line is top: "While the parties stated principal disagreements in their positions, heads of foreign affairs ministries agreed to maintain contacts.."
5. Perhaps these developments were why @SecPompeo called #LAvrov in the first place:
@Reuters: Two #Russia/n air force planes reporetedly land in #Venezuela carrying a Russian defense official and nearly 100 troops
reuters.com/article/us-ven…
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