Blinken and Lavrov meet for first time since invasion

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told his Russian counterpart the US volition enactment Ukraine "for arsenic agelong arsenic it takes".

Mr Blinken met concisely with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov connected the sidelines of the G20 acme successful India.

It is the archetypal clip the 2 person spoken look to look since the commencement of the Ukraine warfare 1 twelvemonth ago.

A elder State Department authoritative said the treatment successful Delhi lasted little than 10 minutes.

Mr Blinken besides told Mr Lavrov that Russia should merchandise Paul Whelan, an imprisoned American citizen, and that Russia should rejoin the New START atomic arms power pact that it precocious withdrew from.

The past clip the 2 met was successful Geneva successful January 2022.

The Russian overseas ministry has reportedly denied determination was a gathering oregon negotiations with the US astatine the Delhi summit.

The G20, which includes the world's 19 wealthiest nations positive the European Union, accounts for 85% of planetary economical output and two-thirds of its population.