The US Secretary of State will be in Munich from February 17 to 20, 2022 to attend the Munich Security Conference.

As specified, during the conference, Blinken will discuss with allies and partners "a coordinated and ongoing effort aimed at calling on Russia to de-escalate tensions and choose diplomacy."

Earlier, the US Secretary of State, during a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, said that there are still opportunities to resolve the crisis around Ukraine.