"Our policy remains the same... and that is regime change, " said US National Security Council spokesman Sean McCormack.

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Michael A. McFaul, a Senior Director of Russian Affairs at the US National Security Council, delivered the keynote address.

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In the US, National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said "the characterisation of Zionism as a crime against humanity... is offensive and wrong".

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