The Hill: Blinken scraps meeting with top Russian diplomat over Ukraine 'invasion'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday he would not go through with meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after Russia sent troops into eastern Ukraine as part of what Western leaders have described as the start of a broader invasion.
“Now that we see the invasion is beginning, and Russia has made clear its wholesale rejection of diplomacy, it does not make sense to go forward with that meeting at this time,” Blinken said in remarks from the State Department.
The secretary said he sent a letter to Lavrov to cancel the meeting but left the door open for diplomacy.
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WNU Editor: No one is saying it. But I can only presume that plans of a Biden - Putin summit that were discussed only a few days ago is now dead.
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Cancels Meeting With Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Over Ukraine Invasion
U.S. top diplomat Blinken cancels meeting with Russia's Lavrov over Ukraine -- Reuters
Blinken cancels plans to meet with Russian counterpart -- AP
US top diplomat Blinken cancels meeting with Russia's Lavrov over Ukraine -- France 24
Blinken says meeting with Lavrov is off after Russia moves on Ukraine -- CNN
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