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The Russian Embassy deleted 2 key words from a tweet it sent out about Rand Paul's meeting with the Russian ambassador

The key words referenced improving relations between the US and Russia.

  • The Russian Embassy in the US changed a tweet about a meeting between Sen. Rand Paul and the Russian ambassador to the US.
  • After deleting an initial tweet about the meeting, a subsequent tweet omitted references to improving US-Russia relations.
  • Paul's office said the meeting was primarily focused on cooperation between the two countries on security challenges.
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The Russia Embassy in Washington, DC made a questionable change to a tweet it sent out on Wednesday about a meeting between Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov and Sen. Rand Paul.

The embassy initially tweeted out a photo showing Paul and Antonov with a caption that indicated they had discussed strengthening ties.

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