Source: South China Morning PostUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov for the first time on May 20, marking the commencement of high-level diplomatic exchanges between the two countries in the Joe Biden era.Washington’s relations with Moscow have nosedived recently following US sanctions on Russia in March and April. The United States has rebuked Russia, classifying it as an “opponent” and, like China, an “authoritarian state”. Biden during his presidential campaign called Russia the…Read More