Antony Blinken
Top U.S. officials visit Ukraine, pledge more military aid and to re-open embassy in Kyiv
U.S. pledges more war funding for Ukraine and plans to re-open embassy in Kyiv U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Ukraine to discuss military aid with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday. The visit, which saw the senior U.S. officials meet with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Kuleba as well […]
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Blinken, Austin meet with Zelenskyy in Kyiv, a wartime first for top U.S. officials
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Washington, DC, on April 11, 2022. NBC News reports Blinken and Austin slipped into Ukraine on Sunday for an extraordinary wartime meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, bringing new promises of military and diplomatic support. Michael Mccoy | Afp | Getty Images […]
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U.S. government formally accuses Russia of committing war crimes in Ukraine
A damaged military vehicle is seen as civilians are evacuated along humanitarian corridors from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol under the control of Russian military and pro-Russian separatists, on March 21, 2022. Stringer | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken formally announced Wednesday that the United States government believes […]
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Biden administration rules Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya
A Rohingya family stands by their makeshift tent at a new IDP camp in Tankhali, Bangladesh. Nearly 400,000 Rohingya refugees have fled into Bangladesh since late August during the outbreak of violence in the Rakhine state as recent satellite images released by Amnesty International provided evidence that security forces were trying to push the minority […]
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