Lavrov told Kerry that he "welcomed" the decision by new US President to rejoin the landmark Paris agreement on curbing global emissions of greenhouse gases.
Pompeo at the time assured Turkish Foreign Minister that the American sanctions were intended to prevent Russia from receiving substantial revenues from the sale.
"All of these actions clearly demonstrate that if anyone is playing political games and trying to stall progress in regional conflicts, it is Russia, which only acts to advance its own interests to the detriment of the entire region,"
Lavrov said statements by European Union countries were driven by the geopolitics and that he hoped the Belarusian opposition would be ready to enter into talks with the authorities in Belarus.
Lavrov made the comment after talks in Moscow with Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeg of Libya's internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA).