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Antony Blinken: “In the coming days, I expect to speak with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov for the first time since the war began. I…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2022
In the coming days, I expect to speak with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov for the first time since the war began. I plan to raise an issue that`s a top priority for us, the release of Americans, Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner, who have been wrongfully detained and must be allowed to come home.
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Antony Blinken
Democratic · District of Columbia
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msnbc.com

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Blinken announces plans to discuss the release of detained Americans in talks with Russia.

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