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US President Joe Biden is ready to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin if the US and Russia "conclude that (that is) the best way to resolve things" regarding Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says after talks with his own Russian counterpart. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with his Latvian counterpart Edgars Rinkevics in Riga. During a joint press conference, Blinken calls on Russia to "end the war" as the fighting in Ukraine continues for the 12th day. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he has cancelled a planned meeting with Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov later this week, as Russia has started an invasion of Ukraine. "Now that we see the invasion is beginning and Russia has made clear its wholesale rejection of diplomacy, it does not make sense to go forward with that meeting at this time," Blinken says in a press conference with Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba at the State Department. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he asked Russia to prove its intentions by pulling back troops deployed on Ukraine's borders. SOUNDBITE
Images of the Hotel Wilson, in Geneva, where the meeting between the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, will take place as part of the discussions on Ukraine. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Mexico's Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena hold a press conference in Mexico City, following high-level security talks helds at the National Palace. IMAGES