Secretary of State Antony Blinken will not be holding a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, this week, the State Department said.
According to The Hill, State Department spokesman Ned Price said Tuesday that the “time is not right” for bilateral engagement with Russia because of the war in Ukraine. Both Blinken and Lavrov arrived in Bali on Thursday ahead of the planned G20 meetings.
Russia confirmed on Thursday that there are no plans for a Blinken-Lavrov meeting. “Nothing is being planned,” said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said, according to Tass. “Given the circumstances, existing contacts via embassies and sporadic telephone calls are quite enough for us to work in detail on current issues.”
The US has abandoned diplomacy with Russia since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine on February 24. Blinken hasn’t spoken with Lavrov since February 15, and President Biden hasn’t shown any interest in holding talks with Putin.
Blinken canceled his last planned meeting with Lavrov on February 22, after Russia recognized the independence of the Donbas republics, a move that came right before the invasion.
Russia has said it’s open to holding arms control talks with the US, as only one nuclear arms treaty remains between the two powers, but the Biden administration hasn’t shown any interest in pursuing such negotiations.
Blinken won’t talk to Lavrov because that would be using his WORDS — not deploying (non-toy) weapons and (backfiring)sanctions. Much too difficult. Uses the brain instead of the limbic system.
The only tools in the neocon/neolib toolbox are sanctions and bombs. Blinken is worse than useless.
It isn’t a War, it’s just a Special Military Operation and Russia is expending minimal effort and is winning with minimal effort.
If Russia had gone full “shock and awe” like some country does, it would have been over in 72 hours. The destruction would have been horrific.
I wish people would stop using that term because it wasn’t intended for use outside the Russian Duma. It’s akin to calling the Korean War a “Police Action”.
The scope is constrained. But the effort is not “minimal”. I dare anyone who thinks that to visit Lysychansk.
One city does not have much bearing on any large effort. Except perhaps Hiroshima and Nagasaki which say so much.
Blinky is Chicken and afraid to face him
Why talk when you can escalate and kill each other. Especially when both countries have enough nuclear weapons to destroy the Earth.
I don’t think that even Biden believes that Blinken comprehends diplomacy. We’ll have to have an actual diplomat meet with Lavrov if anything is to be accomplished.
The “time isn’t right” because Kyiv hasn’t yet capitulated.
What on earth would be the point for Mr Lavrov to waste his time on this neocon stooge who just wants to extend the war which is killing so many of the Ukrainian soldiers he pretends to support?
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The imbecile Biden administration is not interested and is incapable to to use diplomacy to end the war.
From all we can conclude, based on the information we have, they appear to want more war, they are pushing to get NATO involved making Europe the BATTLEFIELD, destroying Germany and with it the EU and Ukraine and Russia.
That is the only explanation, the only reason, an imbecile administration can have for the insane politics, and the suicidal sanctions even on allies around the world.
They are putting all their effort into expanding the war and destroy the continent and Russia, what other reason could there be? They have blocked every chance of diplomacy for peace, they preach more war, more destruction and sell more weapons. They are evil.
There is no other rational understanding of this sick bunch of people.
They want to accomplish what two WW could not, wipe out Europe and Russia.
THANK YOU FOR SAYING ALOUD WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID!!!
Agreed. For them to insist the Ukraine carry on when they and all the world can see they’re lost is cynical on an heroic scale of evil. They’re wanting to tie down Russia while they stir up things in Iran and Taiwan and using Ukrainian blood to the purpose.
blinken is afraid of adults.
“According to The Hill, State Department spokesman Ned Price said Tuesday that the “time is not right” for bilateral engagement with Russia because of the war in Ukraine.”
Now there is a well-seasoned diplomat if there ever was one. The actual most important time diplomacy is EVER needed, and this fucking moron says the “time is not right”.
So says one who is not dodging rockets, comfortably protected by two oceans (for now). A coward to buck the MIC and do the right thing.
Just more feckless posturing. They are weak, but trying to project strength by appearing content with their eroding situation and losses. They plan to regroup in August and force Russian forces out & recapture all their lost territory, including Crimea. I wonder if any bookies in London are making book on these Ukie plans, and if so, at what odds…
EFFING MORON! My heart leaps with joy to hear it!!!
Blinken is a rank amateur , not fit to lick Lavrovs shoes.
It’s ok… Lavrov will invite Blinken for a brawl…! Who will win…?!
Let’s put a Russian bear and an Amerikkkan eagle in a cage together and see who wins 😁
Actually, Ben Franklin was correct in his opinion that the national bird should be a turkey.
Lavrov:
Putin wants Ukraine to give up its EU and NATO aspirations, recognize all the occupied territory as part of the Russian Federation, and all remaining seaports will be shared with Russia.
Ukraine will disband its Army and can only export grain from their territory. Not allowed to export any natural gas and finally, Ukraine must handover every single one (300+) of its Neo Nazis.
Blinken:
Ok, we are done here.
Had Ukraine honored the Minsk agreements instead of formally declaring its intention to undermine them; Had Zelensky not prepared to invade the Donbass with 100,000 troops; Had the US not tried to sabotage the Minsk agreements by sending $1.2 billion in military over the 7 years leading up to this war; Had the US supported coup not occurred;
Ukraine would be at peace now, and Putin would not have felt a need to impose a solution that can withstand 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 military assault.
Ukraine is going to have to do what every other nation has to do. Ukraine is going to have to trade with the Donbass instead of taking a percentage of its income every year.
Spot on.
Can we find this statement in print somewhere else, or in any publication????? Or is this just some obscure heresy??????????
Biden/Blinken didn’t want to negotiate B4 the invasion which could have averted the invasion by Russia. One would have thought that some modus vivendi was able to be reached, not only was no offer made, Doltenburg said we are not going to change NATO procedure for you…… to Russia…!!!!! The plan seems to have been to get Russia to invade, and then batter them until they withdraw, all the while sanctioning Russia to starve their economy to weaken them. If what currently IS now was their plan, it seems to have been waaaaay shortsighted…
As the world learned in Vietnam, the US only pays attention when disaster confronts it on the battlefield.
And by then it could be too late…
Yes, the low grade buffoons and geriatrics now running the USG could trigger nuclear armageddon.
Biden:
“Donbass has no right to secede”
“Defend Taiwan”
What does the one have to do with the other? Taiwan never “seceded” from the People’s Republic of China because Taiwan was never part of the People’s Republic of China.
The Republic of Formosa was a short-lived republic that existed on the island of what we now call Taiwan. In 1894, China and Japan went to war. In March 1895 peace negotiations between Japan and China seceded Taiwan to Japan.
On 23 May, in Taipei, Qiu Fengjia from central Taiwan declared independence, proclaiming the establishment of a free and democratic Republic of Formosa to resist the transfer of Taiwan to Japanese rule. The Republic of Formosa survived for only five months.
At the end of WW2 the return of Taiwan to the Republic of China (ROC) was included in the Allies’ war aims. Not really sure how you can state that “Taiwan was never part of the People’s Republic of China” Am i missing something?
“Am i missing something?”
Well, among other things, you’re missing that the Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China were two completely different regimes.
The People’s Republic of China does not and never has possessed or ruled the island of Formosa. The latter is and always has been independent of the former.
Kind of a stupid thing to argue but you are correct, the organisation in control of China did change. Im not even going to get into your use of the term regime. I think you are a biased bigoted propagandist.
I use the term “regime” to describe all regimes, including those of the US, Ukraine, et al.
As for you thinking anything, the jury is still out on that.
Our “leaders” are children.
What you were trying to say Dave DeCamp is that Sergey Lavrov isn’t interested in meeting with Blinken.
Between Russia, China,USA, recent activities it seems to me that WWIII could be in the making…
The British have an expression when things are beyond annoying: …blank, blank is getting on my tits!
Biden and Blinken are getting on my tits!
jaw jaw is better than war war
It’s so counter productive and childish to avoid meetings like these. How can any progress be made without diplomatic conversations. It’s middle schooler behavior. Frankly embarrassing.
On July 7, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported on the military-biological activity of the USA and its allies in Ukraine.
The Pentagon in Ukraine was a front for illegal military and biological research. Ukrainian special units were planning to use biological weapons in Eastern Ukraine
“Blinken hasn’t spoken with Lavrov since February 15, and President Biden hasn’t shown any interest in holding talks with Putin.”
Goodness, gracious – in reality, blinken never actually spoke to Lavrov.
His a double s did.
As for the brain-dead headless warrior biden – it was the lowest point of Vladimir Vladimirovich’s political career when he lowered himself to giving the benefit of the doubt to a small-time Capitol Hill swindler who crept his way to the BIG TIME at the white, not exceedingly bright house.
Blinken and Biden are what I would call a Boy/Man. Lavrov on the other hand is a real Man.
DONBASS FIGHTERS ADDRESSED EUROPEAN, US TAXPAYERS, SHOWING TROPHY EQUIPMENT IN LISICHANSK.
Ukrainian forces lost 196 Ukrainian tanks and armored vehicles, 12 aircraft and one helicopter in the battles. The AFU abandoned 39 units of tanks, 11 guns and mortars, 48 anti-tank missile systems during the retreat from the city.
Average money wasted per tank is 5 million US. 200 tanks @ 5 million is a total of 1 billion.