Blinken called on the Russian Federation to stop the war in Ukraine, return to the implementation of the START-3 Treaty and release the American Paul Whelan.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken confirmed on Thursday, March 2, that he met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the meeting of the countries’ foreign ministers. big twenty in New Delhi, according to CNN.
“I call on Russia to reverse its irresponsible decision and return to the implementation of the START-3 Treaty, which imposes restrictions on the nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia, subject to verification. Mutual compliance with this agreement is in the interests of both of our countries. It is also what people around the world expect of us as nuclear powers,” said the United States Secretary of State.
According to Blinken, in a conversation with Lavrov, he declared the readiness of the United States to cooperate with Russia in strategic control of nuclear weapons “regardless of what else is happening in the world and in our relations.”
Another topic of conversation between the leaders of the US and Russian diplomacy is the issue of the release of the American Paul Whelan, who is illegally detained in Russia. The Secretary of State said that Washington has made “a serious proposal on this issue, and Moscow must accept it.”
In addition, the US Secretary of State called on Russia to stop the war in Ukraine and sit down at the negotiating table, reaffirming US support for Ukraine.
“Every G20 member and almost every country continues to bear the costs associated with Russia’s war of aggression,” he stressed.
It is worth noting that the meeting between Blinken and Lavrov on the sidelines of the G20 is the first since January 2022.
It may be recalled that the foreign ministers of the G20 countries did not agree on a joint final declaration at a meeting in India. China blocked the adoption of the final statement due to the fact that it condemned Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
India, which is hosting the G20 summit, issued its own statement following its results. It said all G20 members, except Russia and China, were ready to “strongly condemn” Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine.
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