Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met Thursday morning in Stockholm on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial Council. Blinken has a meeting ahead with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, writes UNN.

"A friendly meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Stockholm. We are working on developing a comprehensive package to deter Russia from further aggressive actions, including tough economic sanctions. We confirmed the importance of a strong strategic partnership between Ukraine and the USA," Kuleba wrote in his Twitter following the meeting.

Earlier, it became known that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will hold meetings with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts on Thursday on the margins of the meeting in Stockholm.