July 19, 2018. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova is seen here ahead of the conference of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives abroad.

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July 19, 2018. President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Sereyev is seen here after a conference of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives abroad.

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July 19, 2018. Konstantin Kosachev, left, Chairman of the Federation Council Foreign Affiars Committee, and Dmitry Chernyshenko, CEO, member of the Board of Directors, Gazprom Media Holding, are seen here after a conference of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives abroad.

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July 19, 2018. Konstantin Kosachev, Chairman of the Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee, is seen here after a conference of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives abroad.

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July 19, 2018. Konstantin Kosachev, Chairman of the Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee, is seen here after a conference of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives abroad.

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July 19, 2018. Alexander Shokhin, presdient of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE), is seen here after a conference of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives abroad.

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July 19, 2018. Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatayna Moskalkova is seen here after a conference of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives abroad.

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July 19, 2018. Russian Ambassador to Monaco Alexei Meshkov attends a conference of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives abroad.

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July 19, 2018. Russian Ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko attends a conference of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives abroad.

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July 19, 2018. Vladimir Shamanov, Chairman of the State Duma's Defense Committee, attends a conference of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives abroad.

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July 19, 2018. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Nebenzya attends a conference of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives abroad.

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July 19, 2018. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attends a conference of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives abroad.

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July 19, 2018. Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov before a meeting of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives.

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July 19, 2018. Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov before a meeting of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives.

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July 19, 2018. Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov before a meeting of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives.

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July 19, 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives.

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July 19, 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives.

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July 19, 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives.

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July 19, 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives.

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July 19, 2018. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a meeting Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives.

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July 19, 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives.

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July 19, 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives.

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July 19, 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives. Right: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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July 19, 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a meeting Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives.

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July 19, 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a meeting Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives.

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July 19, 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a meeting Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives.

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July 19, 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a meeting Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives.

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July 19, 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a meeting Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives.

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July 19, 2018. Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov before a meeting of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives.

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July 19, 2018. Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov before a meeting of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives.

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