Blinken says to speak to Russian FM for first time since war

WASHINGTON, 28 July 2022, (TON): Secretary of State Antony Blinken said “the US has made a substantial offer to Moscow to bring home US citizens detained in Russia.”

He added that he would be pressing his Russian counterpart in a planned conversation in the coming days to respond to the offer.

Speaking at a news conference at the US State Department, Blinken said Washington offered Moscow a deal to bring home WNBA star Brittney Griner and former US Marine Paul Whelan weeks ago and that he hoped to advance the process when he speaks with Lavrov.

Blinken said “there was a substantial proposal on the table weeks ago to facilitate their release. Our governments have communicated repeatedly and directly on that proposal. And I’ll use the conversation to follow up personally and I hope move us toward a resolution.”

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