Blinken says he’ll communicate with Russia’s international minister at the moment.

International Secretary Antony J. Blinken stated this weekend that he deliberate to talk along with his Russian counterpart, Sergey V. Lavrov, on Saturday and that he would press Russia to de-escalate and have interaction in diplomacy to resolve it. disaster in Ukraine.

“We’re in a harmful state of affairs the place an invasion of Russia may start at any time if President Putin so decides,” Blinken stated.

Mr. Blinken stated america doesn’t know if President Vladimir V. Putin has determined to make a brand new invasion of Ukraine, however stated, “We all know he has been holding out the potential for motion for some time now. quick”.

Mr Blinken stated that he deliberate to talk with the British international minister on Saturday night time and that he had spoken with the international minister of Ukraine earlier within the day.