US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived Thursday night in the Swiss capital, Geneva, where he is scheduled to meet Friday with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, to discuss the Ukraine crisis.
State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Twitter that Blinken "has arrived in Geneva for further discussions with Lavrov about Russia's aggressive actions against Ukraine."
Ned Price explained that the talks will also discuss the consequences that Russia will face "if it does not take steps for de-escalation.