G20 meeting: Antony Blinken and Sergei Lavrov meet for first time since start of Russia-Ukraine war

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov met breifly in Delhi on the sidelines of the G20 meet. Although, no breakthrough was expected, this is the first time the two foreign ministers have met since the start of the Ukraine-Russia war in February 2022. The meeting has come reportedly after pressure by some European nations for peace initiatives.