Senator Paul invites Russian lawmakers to Washington: RIA

[August 06, 2018]    MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. senator Rand Paul said he invited Russian senators to Washington for talks when he met Russian members of parliament in Moscow on Monday, the RIA news agency reported.

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) walks from Senate Republican weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

The Republican senator was expected to meet Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov during his visit, the Interfax news agency cited a diplomatic source as saying last week.

(Reporting by Andrey Ostroukh; Writing by Tom Balmforth; editing by John Stonestreet)

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