Category: Antony Blinken

China’s Tacit Support of Russia ‘On the Wrong Side of History’: Blinken

China’s communist regime is tacitly supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and violating the spirit of the U.N. charter, according to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “First, there is the rhetorical support, or at least the absence of clear rhetorical denunciation by China of what Russia is doing,” Blinken said during a March 15 interview…


Russia Announces Sanctions Against Biden, Blinken, Other Top Officials

Russia has announced sanctions against U.S. President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and a list of other top-ranking U.S. officials and well-known American figures in a tit-for-tat exchange with the West amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. In a statement Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that, in response to unprecedented U.S. sanctions…


US Tells China to Take ‘Actions’ to Condemn Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on March 7 that China is all talk and no action when it comes to the Ukraine crisis, as Beijing refuses to condemn Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor. “Beijing talks a lot about the importance of upholding international order, stability, respecting sovereignty,” Blinken said in Vilnius during a joint…


Capitol Report (March 7): US Considers Cutting Out Russian Oil

We’re seeing the highest gas prices in decades. But the White House is saying U.S. oil companies are not producing enough. What’s the administration doing next for energy security? Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Eastern Europe amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He is also pressing China to condemn the invasion. As Russia has…


China Needs to ‘Stand Up and Make Its Voice Heard’ on Ukraine Crisis: Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on March 6 that China has failed to live up to its own words about the “sanctity” of national sovereignty by not speaking up against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “China speaks often about the sanctity of this principle of sovereignty,” Blinken told CNN in an interview from Moldova…


US, Poland in Discussion to Provide Ukraine With Fighter Jets, Biden Admin Says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed on Sunday that Washington is discussing with Warsaw a proposal that would allow Ukraine to obtain warplanes from Poland to defend its skies from Russian assault. Under the proposed three-way deal, Poland would provide Ukraine with its aging Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets and in return, have its hangars…


Blinken Tells China ‘World Is Watching’ Its Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken put pressure on China over the Ukraine crisis on March 5, telling his Chinese counterpart that the “world is watching” amid Beijing’s continued refusal to condemn Russia over its military aggression against its neighbor. Blinken made the remark during a phone call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. According…


Capitol Report (March 4): Invasion May Be Tied to Bigger Plan With China

Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is in Russian hands now, while the U.N. atomic agency says the reactors are not hit. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Brussels Friday, meeting with NATO and EU leaders. What did they commit to, and how long do they think the war in Ukraine will last? Former…


Blinken Cancels Meeting With Russia’s Lavrov, Says Ukraine Invasion is ‘Beginning’

U.S. Secretary of State Antony on Blinken on Tuesday announced that he had canceled a scheduled Thursday meeting with his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, over Moscow’s decision to recognize Ukraine’s separatist regions as independent entities. Shortly after a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Washington, Blinken told reporters that given the…


US Personnel in Ukraine Evacuated to Poland as Fears of Russian Invasion Grow

The United States on Monday evacuated State Department personnel and embassy operations from Ukraine to Poland, as fears continue to grow of a Moscow-led invasion, and shortly after Russia ordered troops into Ukraine’s separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk for so-called “peacekeeping” operations. Citing “security reasons,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement…