Blinken announced the cancellation of the meeting with Lavrov on February 24

“Last week, I agreed to meet with Russian Foreign Minister (Sergey. -

) Lavrov this week, February 24, to discuss the joint concerns of our countries on European security, but only on the condition that Russia does not invade Ukraine .

Since we see that the invasion has begun ... the meeting does not make sense, ”Blinken said at a press conference.

He also noted that he informed Lavrov about the cancellation of the meeting.

Earlier, US President Joe Biden said that Washington considers Russia's latest actions to be the beginning of an invasion of Ukraine.