At the moment, the contact of the head of the US Department of State Anthony Blinken and the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov is being prepared. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
On January 17, it became known that next week Washington would be ready to report new steps in contacts with Moscow. President of the US President Jake Sullivan noted that the United States will be able to inform additional details about negotiations with Russia on European security.
On January 16, the EU Supreme Representative on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken discussed the coordination of Washington and Brussels in negotiations with Russia. Borrel and Blinken agreed that the United States and the EU would perform a strong, clear and unified transatlantic front on this issue and other issues.