Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, on Saturday (September 23), said at a press conference that the peace deal proposed by Ukraine and the latest UN proposals to restore the Black Sea grain initiative were both "not realistic.

Russian FM says bid to revive Black Sea grain deal 'not realistic', accuses West of direct fighting in Ukraine

Blinken called on Moscow to release two former US Marines Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed, who are serving prison sentences in Russia.

Blinken to meet with Russian FM Lavrov next week in Iceland

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Russian FM says bid to revive Black Sea grain deal 'not realistic', accuses West of direct fighting in Ukraine

Blinken to meet with Russian FM Lavrov next week in Iceland