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Russian Foreign Minister Dismisses Cheney Comments
May 06, 2006
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (epa)
Lavrov said in a statement posted on the Foreign Ministry's website that Cheney's criticism that the Kremlin was backtracking on democracy and using energy to blackmail its neighbors was unfounded.
Lavrov blamed Cheney aides and advisers for the vice president's critical assessment of Russian policies.
(AP)