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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, center, arrives to attend a plenary session of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, center, arrives to attend a plenary session of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, gestures while speaking to journalists after a plenary session of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, gestures while speaking to journalists after a plenary session of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha arrives to attend the Plenary session of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha arrives to attend the Plenary session of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken receives from Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard, right, the Royal Order of the Polar Star, given to foreign citizens and stateless persons 'for extraordinary efforts for Swedish interests' ahead of the start of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken receives from Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard, right, the Royal Order of the Polar Star, given to foreign citizens and stateless persons 'for extraordinary efforts for Swedish interests' ahead of the start of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela arrive at the Auberge de Castille for bilateral talks, in Valletta, Malta, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Jonathan Borg, Pool)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela arrive at the Auberge de Castille for bilateral talks, in Valletta, Malta, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Jonathan Borg, Pool)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on during a plenary session of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on during a plenary session of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, Slovakian Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar greet each other during their meeting on the sidelines of a plenary session of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, Slovakian Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar greet each other during their meeting on the sidelines of a plenary session of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a plenary session of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a plenary session of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on as he receives the Royal Order of the Polar Star ahead of the start of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on as he receives the Royal Order of the Polar Star ahead of the start of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha gestures as he arrives to attend a plenary session of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha gestures as he arrives to attend a plenary session of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, flanked by San Marino's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Luca Beccari speak, during a plenary session of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, flanked by San Marino's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Luca Beccari speak, during a plenary session of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting with Civil Society on the sidelines of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting with Civil Society on the sidelines of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends the plenary session of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends the plenary session of the 31st Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial summit, in Ta'Qali, Malta, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela, left, listens during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Auberge de Castille, in Valletta, Malta, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Jonathan Borg, Pool)

Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela, left, listens during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Auberge de Castille, in Valletta, Malta, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Jonathan Borg, Pool)