During a ten-minute unscheduled meeting with Russian Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the G20, the head of the US State Department, Anthony Blinken, called on the Kremlin to immediately end the war in Ukraine, and also discussed the topic of nuclear nonproliferation, the release of those illegally detained in Moscow.
I called on Russia to reverse its irresponsible decision and return to the implementation of the START III treaty, which imposes transparent restrictions on the US and Russian nuclear arsenals, the US Secretary of State said during the final press conference in New Delhi.
He emphasized that this is in the interests of both countries, as well as people around the world.
I also raised the issue of the wrongful detention of Paul Whelan, as I have many times before. The United States has put forward a serious proposal, Moscow must accept it, Blinken said.
In addition, the diplomat noted that Russia must put an end to its aggressive war and switch to a meaningful diplomacy capable of creating a just and strong peace.
President Zelensky has proposed a 10-point plan for a lasting peace. The United States is ready to support Ukraine through diplomacy to end the war on this basis,” the US Secretary of State recalled.
Blinken added that Russian President Vladimir Putin, however, showed no interest in engaging, saying there was nothing to even talk about until Ukraine accepted “new territorial realities.” At the same time, the ways intensified their cruelty in Ukraine.
Regardless of what Russia does, we have demonstrated here in New Delhi what we will do next – to achieve results in solving the problems that most affect the lives of our people, Blinken added.
Recall, on March 2, the US Secretary of State, for the first time after Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, held a personal meeting with Minister Lavrov on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in New Delhi. The conversation lasted about 10 minutes and was unplanned.
Source: Racurs
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