The talks in Geneva allowed Russia and the United States to better understand each other’s positions, said US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. Broadcast press conference following the meeting in Geneva is available on the media platform “Looking”.
Blinken said the US and allies are willing to work to resolve “Russian security concerns” in a spirit of reciprocity. The Secretary of State added that he had given Sergei Lavrov a number of ideas to reduce tensions and improve security. Blinken said he believes in the possibility find a common position on the basis of the principle of reciprocity and proposed to withdraw Russian troops from the border with Ukraine to confirm the absence of aggression.
The meeting in Geneva between Blinken and Lavrov was the third: the first took place in May 2021 in Reykjavik, the second in Stockholm in December.