Blinken told Lavrov suspending New START treaty was an 'irresponsible decision'

Finally, I spoke briefly with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on the sidelines of our G20 meeting today. I urge Russia to reverse its

irresponsible

decision

and reimplement the New Start

treaty

that imposes verifiable limits on US nuclear arsenals on the Russian Federation. Compliance is in the interests of both our countries and is also what people around the world expect of us as nuclear Powers. I

told

the Foreign Secretary that no matter what is happening in the world or in our relationship, the United States will always be ready to participate. and act on strategic arms control just as the United States and the Soviet Union did even at the height of the Cold War.

I also raised the wrongful detention of Paul Whelan, as I have done on many previous occasions. The United States has presented a serious proposal. Moscow should accept it, we are determined to bring home Paul and all other American citizens who are unjustly detained around the world, we will not rest until we finally do it. I

told

the foreign minister what I and many others said last week at the United Nations and what so many G20 foreign ministers said today: end this war of aggression engage in meaningful diplomacy that can bring about peace Just and lasting President Zielinski has presented a 10-point plan for a lasting peace Justin The United States is ready to support Ukraine through diplomacy to end the war on this basis, however, President Putin has shown zero interest to engage in saying there is nothing to talk about unless and until Ukraine accepts and I quote the new territorial realities while doubling down on its brutalization of Ukraine regardless of what Russia does.

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