Foreign Minister Blinken warned US will continue to respond to Russia's "aggression actions", while Lavrov said the two sides needed to be frank.

The talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the American Dong Antony Blinken were held on the sidelines of the Meeting of the Arctic Council on May 19 in Reykjavik, Iceland, to create a premise for the summit between President Vladimir

When Blinken met Lavrov, the Biden government announced it would punish some entities related to the NORD Stream 2 gas pipeline with Germany, but for some relevant officials.

Blinken and Lavrov seem to welcome each other warmly during the talks, hit each other's elbows instead of shaking hands to the NCOV room spread.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (right) at the meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, May 19.

"President Biden told General Putin that if Russia acted to aggravate us or US partners and allies, we will respond. President Biden proves that by words and actions

Blinken emphasizes the country to seek "stable and predictable relationships with Russia", confirming this "would be good for the world".

"We have serious differences in assessing the international situation and in the approach to the tasks to resolve to normalize the situation," Lavrov said.

Russian and American Foreign Minister said the two countries hope to work together to address common challenges, including Covid-19 pandemic and climate change.

The meeting of Foreign Minister Lavrov and Blinken took place in the context of Washington and Moskva contradicted in many aspects, including conflict in Ukraine and accused Russia to intervene US elections.

The Biden administration suppresses many sanctions aimed at Russian entities and at the same time expelling some of the country's diplomats.