Mr Kirby said he had no doubt that if Mr Blinken “has an opportunity to buttonhole Mr Lavrov, he will do so.” The issue remains another point of contention between the US and Russia after basketball player Brittney Griner was convicted of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison by Moscow in what is believed to be a politically charged case. Sergey Viktorovich’s buttons are all intact, as well as zipper,” AP reported the Russian delegation spokesperson as saying, commenting on the White House’s statements about possible contact between the Russian minister and the US secretary.Įarlier, national security council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby said Mr Blinken would seek contact with Mr Lavrov on the sidelines of the Asean ministerial meeting to discuss a prisoner exchange issue. “There was contact with everyone who was not hiding. This came after Russia took a swipe at Mr Blinken, saying Mr Lavrov talked to everyone who was not “hiding” during the Asean gala dinner. While Mr Blinken was seated some six seats away from Mr Lavrov, the Chinese foreign minister was seated farther down the same table as his Russian counterpart. He took his own seat about half-a-dozen chairs away. But when Mr Blinken entered the room, as last among the three officials, there was no eye contact among them.
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