Russian Government Tweets During Lavrov's Closed-Door Oval Office Meeting With Trump

Russian media and the Russian government posted photos on social media Wednesday from a closed-door Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that White House press pool reporters were not allowed to cover, CBS News reports.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Russian Embassy provided commentary of highlights from Lavrov's visit on Twitter, and the Embassy also tweeted out a photo of Trump shaking hands with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, the envoy at the center of the FBI and congressional investigations into Russian meddling in the presidential election.

#Lavrov: Was FBI Director James Comey fired? You're kidding! pic.twitter.com/5OXNKBF2QA

— MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@mfa_russia) May 10, 2017

#Lavrov - @realDonaldTrump meeting has just started | В Овальном кабинете началась встреча С.Лаврова с Д.Трампом#RussiaUSA #РоссияСША pic.twitter.com/7raFrkWhiC

— MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@mfa_russia) May 10, 2017

Ambassador Kislyak and President Trump / Посол С.Кисляк и Президент Д.Трамп pic.twitter.com/Ckkx2YL9KX

— Russia in USA 🇷🇺 (@RusEmbUSA) May 10, 2017

Lavrov, President Vladimir Putin's top diplomat, met with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the State Department Wednesday to continue a dialogue and exchange views on a wide-range of topics that began in Moscow.

His meeting with Trump marked the highest-level encounter between the president and Russia.

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