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U.S Secretary of state Antony Blinken arrives at the Wilson Hotel in Geneva for talks with Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov concerning increasing tensions between Russia and the West regarding Ukraine. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he has cancelled a planned meeting with Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov later this week, as Russia has started an invasion of Ukraine. "Now that we see the invasion is beginning and Russia has made clear its wholesale rejection of diplomacy, it does not make sense to go forward with that meeting at this time," Blinken says in a press conference with Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba at the State Department. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden is ready to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin if the US and Russia "conclude that (that is) the best way to resolve things" regarding Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says after talks with his own Russian counterpart. SOUNDBITE
After a meeting between the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, as part of talks concerning Ukraine, Antony Blinken says that "the discussions" with Lavrov were "frank and substantive". SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meet in Geneva in an urgent bid for a solution over Ukraine, with the United States increasingly worried that Russia will invade despite warnings of severe reprisals. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.