Russian International Minister Sergey Lavrov advised American journalist Tucker Carlson about his prior to now unknown dialog with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken about Ukraine earlier than the war started.
Publika.az experiences that an interview with the pinnacle of the Russian Ministry of International Affairs was once printed at the journalist’s private site.
Lavrov stated that he had now not observed america Secretary of State for a very long time and that their remaining assembly came about inside the framework of the G20 summit held in Italy in 2021.
“Blinken’s assistant got here to me throughout the assembly and stated he sought after to speak for ten mins. I left the room. We shook fingers. He stated one thing in regards to the necessity of de-escalation,” stated the minister.
He advised Blinken that Russia does now not need escalation, and america desires to defeat it strategically. On the similar time, america Secretary of State advised him that this isn’t a world strategic defeat, however simplest in Ukraine.
Lavrov stated that he was hoping that the secretary of america State Division would now not be indignant with him for revealing this knowledge.
In October, Blinken reported that Lavrov was once provide throughout his speech on the East Asia Summit in Laos. Consistent with him, the events “listened to one another”.
Huseyn Ibadli
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