CNBC: Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Ukraine as potential Russian invasion looms
* Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ukraine this week and meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
* The trip comes as the Biden administration works with allies to deter Russia from a potential invasion of its neighbor.
* For months, the Ukrainian government has warned the U.S. and European allies that Russian troops were massing along its eastern border.
* “We are now at a stage where Russia could at any point launch an attack on Ukraine,” a senior State Department official said on a conference call with reporters on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ukraine this week and meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The trip comes as the Biden administration works to deter Russia from a potential invasion of its neighbor.
Blinken will land in Kyiv on Wednesday where he will meet with Zelenskyy and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. The nation’s top diplomat will also meet with the employees and families at the U.S. Embassy compound there to communicate contingency plans should Russia choose to escalate further.
Ahead of the trip, Blinken spoke to his counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, on Tuesday and reiterated calls for Moscow to de-escalate tensions by reducing its military build-up along Ukraine’s border. During the call, the two agreed to meet in Geneva on Friday.
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WNU Editor: I have zero confidence that these U.S. - Russian talks will accomplish anything.
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Blinken to meet with Ukraine’s Zelensky as Russia invasion threat looms -- NYPost
Blinken to travel to Ukraine amid tensions with Russia -- The Hill
Blinken to Meet With Senior Russian as Ukraine Tensions Soar -- AP
Blinken to Meet With Russia as U.S. Pushes For More Diplomacy on Ukraine -- New York Times
Secretary of State Blinken to visit Ukraine, meet Russian counterpart as US-Russia tensions escalate -- USA Today
Blinken to meet with Russian counterpart Lavrov on Friday amid Ukraine crisis -- CNN
Blinken, Lavrov to Meet in Geneva Friday to Continue Diplomacy Over Ukraine -- VOA
3 comments:
Coldest day of the year. Time to shut off the heat. Is Germany prepared?
PM Olaf, a former KGB asset, is trying on his kneepads,
Europe, mostly driven by Germany, will put its pant down. And as in Munich 1938 it will embolden Putin. Nice days ahead!
Here is a question. Outside of of NSA intercepts and satellite data, how does the US know. I cannot think the CIA would of much use. It is run mostly by lawyers. How is that?
What special knowledge do they have over that of a paralegal or court recorder? Why not have a paralegal or court recorder run the CIA?
I know, the CIA should be run by someone with a cosmetology license and 10 years experience.
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