US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, on the sidelines of the G20 in New Delhi, according to a State Department official traveling with Blinken.
The meeting comes as tensions remain high over Ukraine and Russia’s suspension of the New START treaty.
Blinken and Lavrov spoke for roughly 10 minutes, the official said. In the conversation, Blinken called on Russia to release detained American Paul Whelan, resume participation with New START and underscored US support for Ukraine, according to the US official.
The last time Blinken and Lavrov met in person was before the Russian invasion.
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