BLINKEN, LAVROV TALK AT G20 MEETING AS US-RUSSIA TENSIONS SOAR

Thu 02 March 2023:

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have met briefly at a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of 20 (G20) nations in the first high-level meeting in months between the two countries.

US officials said Blinken and Lavrov chatted for roughly 10 minutes on the sidelines of the G20 conference in New Delhi.

The short encounter comes as relations between Washington and Moscow have plummeted while tensions over Russia’s war with Ukraine have soared.

US not providing Ukraine with intel on targets inside Russia: Pentagon

The US is not providing Ukraine with intelligence for targets inside Russia, the Pentagon says, calling such Russian accusations “nonsense”.

“I don’t have any information in regards to whether or not the Ukrainians have conducted these type of operations. I’d refer you to them,” Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder told reporters.

“I can say definitively that the notion of the US providing intelligence or information to the Ukrainians to target locations inside Russia is nonsense. We are not at war with Russia nor do we seek war with Russia,” Ryder said.

US urges companies to comply with Russia-related sanctions

The US government has called on companies to ensure they comply with Russia-related sanctions, warning that a failure to do so could lead to potential prosecution or enforcement actions.

“Given the proliferation of sanctions and export controls imposed in response to Russia’s unjust war, multinational companies should be vigilant in their compliance efforts and be on the lookout for possible attempts to evade US laws,” the departments of Justice, Commerce and Treasury said in a joint notice.

“Businesses of all stripes should act responsibly by implementing rigorous compliance controls.”

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