MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the European Union on Friday of seeking to create a "sphere of influence" by pressing Ukraine to choose closer ties with the bloc at the expense of relations with Russia.
Lavrov made the remark at a joint news conference after talks with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
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