U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet in Geneva on January 21, the State Department said.

"I'm going to Kiev and Berlin to meet with our partners and allies and then meet with my Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Geneva. This is a diplomatic attempt to reduce tensions over Russia's unprovoked military build-up near Ukraine's borders," Blinken wrote on Twitter.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m traveling to Kyiv and Berlin, where I will meet with our partners and allies, before meeting with my Russian counterpart in Geneva. This is a diplomatic effort to de-escalate tensions surrounding the unprovoked Russian military build-up on Ukraine’s borders. <a href="https://t.co/dAP2nkrXfK">pic.twitter.com/dAP2nkrXfK</a></p>&mdash; Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecBlinken/status/1483551806483488770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

As a reminder, the State Department announced Tuesday that Blinken will travel to Kiev and Berlin from January 18 to 20. On January 19, he is scheduled to have talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Foreign Minister Dmitriy Kuleba on January 19, and on January 20, Blinken will travel to Berlin, where he is scheduled to meet with German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock.