As Blinken previously said, during a conversation with Lavrov as part of the G20 event, which is taking place in India, he called on Russia to reverse the decision to suspend its participation in the START.
“This is not what worries Mr. Blinken and the US State Department.
They are concerned about the image, PR and self-promotion, ”Zakharova said on the air of Rossiya 1.
The United States sees that Russia's response to their thoughtless actions is not long in coming, the diplomat noted.
“And, accordingly, Blinken needs to show something to the American people, and he has nothing to show but to catch Lavrov along the corridors,” RIA Novosti quotes her.
She called the behavior of the secretary of state self-promotion, cheap and unprofessional tricks that are designed to "close this gap in American diplomacy."
On March 2, Zakharova said that Lavrov and Blinken talked in India "on the go", there were no negotiations.
According to her, Lavrov, in his usual manner, answered all of Blinken's calls.