Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken quickly exchanged views on events in Ukraine in 2014, Bloomberg sources reported. This happened in dinner in the framework of the OSCE Foreign Ministers in Stockholm in the presence of dozens of colleagues from other countries.
According to the agency, Sergey Lavrov took the floor and called the reversal in Ukraine in 2014. He also stated that NATO and the European Union suppress dissent and threaten Russia.
In response, Anthony Blinken said that in 2014, the forces controlled by President Viktor Yanukovych, fired at peaceful demonstrators in Kiev and killed more than 100 people. The Secretary of State also noted that “NATO is a defense union.” Bloomberg argues that the dispute was “tense”.
Sergey Lavrov and Anthony Blinken held a meeting in Stockholm. They exchanged warnings. The Russian minister warned about the “most serious consequences” of the drawing of Ukraine in the “US Geopolitical Games”. The Secretary of State said that Washington in escalation intends to force Moscow “to pay a substantial price.”