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发帖数: 2555 | 1 (CNN)US Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled a planned meeting with
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva this week, he announced
Tuesday, in the latest sign that diplomatic avenues with Russia over Ukraine
are quickly closing.
"Now that we see the invasion is beginning and Russia has made clear its
wholesale rejection of diplomacy, it does not make sense to go forward with
that meeting at this time," Blinken said at the State Department on Tuesday.
"I consulted with our allies and partners -- all agree."
Blinken's announcement comes a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin
recognized two separatist regions in Ukraine as independent and announced he
would deploy "peacekeeping" forces there. US President Joe Biden and top US
officials said Tuesday that Putin's moves marked the beginning of a new
Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Biden announced a first tranche of
sanctions in response.
Blinken said he sent a letter to Lavrov on Tuesday to inform him of the
decision. | r*s
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