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Lebanon’s position on Ukraine should not affect ties with Moscow – envoy

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Reuters
Updated: Feb 27, 2022, 10:24 GMT+00:00

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine "will not affect considerably" Moscow's relations with Beirut, the Russian ambassador said on Sunday.

Lebanon’s position on Ukraine should not affect ties with Moscow – envoy

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine “will not affect considerably” Moscow’s relations with Beirut, the Russian ambassador said on Sunday.

“In the difficult times, we can see those who stood with us and those who didn’t,” Alexander Rudakov told a news conference in Beirut.

(Reporting by Mahmoud Mourad, writing by Maher Chmaytelli, Editing by Angus MacSwan)

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