Secretary Blinken’s Call with Israeli Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Lapid

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OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on the situation in Ukraine. The Secretary and Foreign Minister discussed the premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified attack by Russia’s military forces on Ukraine and its people.