U.S. and Russian Diplomats Meet
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There are 1469 news articles covering this topic.
50% (730) are left-leaning, 30% (438) are centrist, and 20% (301) are right-leaning.
On Thursday, the U.S. and Russia’s top diplomats met face-to-face for the first time since the Ukraine war began. Left-leaning articles highlight that the G-20 nations debated China’s global influence and failed to find consensus on Ukraine, while right-leaning articles highlight that while the U.S. has tried to block Russia from participating in the conference, the State Department is “hopeful” Russia will “reverse” course in Ukraine.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov formally met for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine. The counterparts met at a meeting of the Group of 20 nations in India. U.S. President Joe Biden said after the meeting that his administration stressed several key points to Lavrov, including that Russia should return to the nuclear arms treaty and that Russia should release the former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlighted that the G-20 meeting in New Delhi ended without a clear consensus on the Ukraine war. Among the debated topics was China’s growing influence and the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on human suffering and the global economy. The article highlighted that Blinken and Lavrov spoke on the sidelines of the meeting for approximately 10 minutes.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlighted that the U.S. has previously tried to bar Moscow from participating in the G-20 conference. The State Department did not disclose Lavrov’s response to Blinken but stated that it was “hopeful” that Russia is aiming to “reverse” its actions in the Ukraine war. Fox also highlighted that Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar emphasized that the G-20 nations were irreconcilable on the topic of Ukraine.
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Blinken sees Russia’s Lavrov in India for first time since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
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