Russian FM says U.S. involvement fuel tension in eastern Mediterranean

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades greet each other with an elbow bump at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, Sept. 8, 2020. U.S. actions in the eastern Mediterranean "contribute to conflict" instead of helping peaceful solutions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday during a visit in Cyprus. (Cypriot Press Information Office/Handout via Xinhua)