Pompeo Tells Russian Official: ‘Interference in Our Domestic Affairs’ Is ’Unacceptable’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hold a joint news conference in the Franklin Room at the State Department in Washington on Dec. 10, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned a top Russian official on Tuesday that Russia shouldn’t interfere in America’s affairs.

Pompeo met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Washington. After the meeting, he told reporters: “On the question of interference in our domestic affairs, I was clear, it’s unacceptable and I made our expectations of Russia clear.”