Secretary Blinken’s Call with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
04/02/2023
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
04/02/2023 10:38 AM EDT
Office of the Spokesperson
The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel:
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Secretary Blinken conveyed the United States’ grave concern over Russia’s unacceptable detention of a U.S. citizen journalist. The Secretary called for his immediate release. Secretary Blinken further urged the Kremlin to immediately release wrongfully detained U.S. citizen Paul Whelan. The Secretary and Foreign Minister Lavrov also discussed the importance of creating an environment that permits diplomatic missions to carry out their work.
Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Finnish Permanent State Secretary Salovaara
04/03/2023
Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Finnish Permanent State Secretary Salovaara
04/03/2023 07:02 PM EDT
Office of the Spokesperson
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Finnish Permanent State Secretary Jukka Salovaara today. The Deputy Secretary congratulated Finland on its plans to become NATO’s newest Ally on April 4 and on completing free, open, and fair April 2 parliamentary elections. The Deputy Secretary and State Secretary reiterated their belief that Sweden is ready to join the Alliance now. They reaffirmed our strong, continuing support to Ukraine and underscored the importance of our close bilateral relationship.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Remarks to the Press
04/04/2023






