BREAKING: Blinken said he plans to raise the detentions of Brittney Griner and other Americans in Russia, and insisted it 'will not be a negotiation about Ukraine.'
Blinken and Lavrov hold a meeting on the sidelines of the Arctic Council Ministerial summit in Reykjavik, Iceland, in May 2019. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Wednesday that he plans to speak with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov "in the coming days" to raise several issues, including the detentions ofWhy it matters: It will be the first such call since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began on Feb. 24, though Blinken insisted it "will not be a negotiation about Ukraine." He also said he would warn Lavrov that the U.S. and international community would not accept
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