Russia Accuses Blinken of ‘PR and Self-Promotion’ After He Holds Rare, Brief Meeting With Lavrov

 Secretary of State Antony Blinken met briefly with his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in India on Thursday, and said afterwards he had urged Moscow to end its “war of aggression” in Ukraine and reverse its decision to suspend participation in the New START arms control treaty.  Read