Secretary of State Antony Blinken met briefly with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of a Group of 20 meeting of foreign ministers in New Delhi.
Requested by Blinken, the face-to-face encounter was the first between the countries’ top diplomats since Russia invaded Ukraine more than a year ago. Blinken emphasized Washington’s desire for a peaceful resolution to the war that preserves Ukraine’s territorial integrity, a senior State Department official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive conversations.
