MOSCOW – Top US diplomat John Kerry is set to meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Rome on Sunday, amid anger in Moscow over the prospect of new US sanctions and possible supply of lethal military aid to Ukraine.The meeting in Rome will take place with tensions soaring after US lawmakers passed a bill – dubbed the Ukraine Freedom Support Act – which calls for additional sanctions against Russia and the delivery of up to $350 million (S$460 million) worth of US military hardware to Ukraine.”Undoubtedly, we will not be able to leave this without a response,” deputy foreign …read more
Source: AsiaOne
