Blinken speaks to Russia’s foreign minister for the first time since the war began.

Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), International Relations
Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, declined to say how his Russian counterpart responded as he continued to seek the release of the W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, a former Marine.

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