Senator Rand Paul Invites Russian Lawmakers to Washington

Senator Rand Paul Invites Russian Lawmakers to Washington
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) walks from Senate Republican weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S, on Mar 6, 2018. Reuters/Joshua Roberts
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MOSCOW–U.S. Senator Rand Paul on Monday invited Russian lawmakers to visit Washington after holding talks in Moscow with parliamentarians and pledging to oppose new sanctions against Russia.

The Republican senator and ally of President Donald Trump said he had traveled to the Russian capital to encourage diplomacy amid tense relations between Moscow and Washington.