Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized the statements of Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken after her visit to the G20 summit in New Delhi.
He said that during his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, he raised the issue of a possible exchange with his compatriot Paul Whelan.
Oh, how interesting. I checked with Sergei Viktorovich yesterday if Blinken brought up the Whelan issue. It turned out that the US Secretary of State did not even stutter about this, ”Wrote Zakharova Telegram.
He emphasized that the message published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on this issue was a lie.
Lavrov and Blinken met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi for the first time since last July. Zakharova saidBlinken himself wanted to contact Lavrov and their communications were short – Lavrov spoke to the Foreign Minister “on the go”.
After that Blinken declarationHe said he had “raised the issue of the wrongful arrest of Paul Whelan” and that “the United States has made a serious offer” that Moscow should have accepted. This statement has been published area Ministry of Foreign Affairs.