The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the situation in Ukraine during a phone conversation on Friday.

 

The statement said Lavrov outlined Russia's principled approaches in light of the ongoing special military operation, stressing that its goals and objectives will be achieved.

 

According to the statement, they also discussed global food security and problems of bilateral relations.

 

Meanwhile, the UN under-secretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, said on Friday that the Russia-Ukraine conflict shows no signs of ending, despite an "encouraging" grain deal.

 

She said the United Nations is making every effort to support the implementation of the deal on the safe resumption of grain exports via the Black Sea.

 

She also noted that the conflict's impact globally is "glaringly clear," saying that the consequences will only become more pronounced the longer fighting lasts, particularly with the onset of winter.