Category: Antony Blinken

US Again Warns of Russian False Flag Operation to Justify Entry Into Ukraine

President Joe Biden has warned, pushing back on Russian claims that it has lessened its troops along the border of Ukraine as false, that Russia may engage in a false-flag operation as use that to justify their entry into Ukrainian territory. Before boarding Marine One on Thursday, Biden told reporters that the United States predicts…


US Closes Embassy in Kyiv as Ukraine Leader Warns of Imminent Invasion

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the United States is shutting down its embassy in Kyiv ahead of a possible Russian attack, coming as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicated that intelligence suggests his country will be invaded on Wednesday. “We are in the process of temporarily relocating our Embassy operations in Ukraine from…


US Closes Embassy in Kyiv, Relocates to Western City: State Department

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the United States is shutting down its embassy in Kyiv amid heightened tensions with Russia. “We are in the process of temporarily relocating our Embassy operations in Ukraine from our Embassy in Kyiv to Lviv due to the dramatic acceleration in the buildup of Russian forces,” Blinken…


Australian Prime Minister Warns Citizens to Leave Ukraine

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned any of its citizens remaining in Ukraine to leave urgently. He claimed the threat of a Russian invasion is making the situation “dangerous.” Speaking to the media in Sydney on Feb. 12, Morrison said his government had since late last year been warning Australians in the eastern European…


Capitol Report (Feb. 11): Biden Admin Warns of Russian Airstrikes

President Joe Biden is under pressure to do more to help struggling Afghans. On Friday, he divided frozen Afghanistan funds, sending half to victims of 9/11, the other half to the country to help Afghan people. But could the money get into the wrong hands of the Taliban? Biden has called for all American citizens…


‘A World Order That Favors Freedom’: QUAD Foreign Ministers Meet in Melbourne, Australia

The four foreign ministers of the QUAD nations, Australia, the United States, India, and Japan, met on Feb. 11 in Melbourne for the fourth iteration of the talks. High on the agenda are issues like regional security—including Russia, China, and North Korea—economic engagement, new technologies, climate change, humanitarian issues, and the response to COVID-19. Australian…


China and Russia an ‘Unholy Alliance’: Australian Defence Minister

Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has warned of an “unholy alliance” between China and Russia that threatens Australia and the Indo-Pacific region with the kind of catastrophe not seen since World War II. “We know that our nation is facing the most complex and potentially catastrophic regional security environment since the Second World War. The…


Capitol Report (Feb. 1): US Governors Say It’s Time To Move On

President Joe Biden is meeting with key senators Tuesday to discuss his Supreme Court pick, as he faces both support and criticism for promising to name a black woman. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is in Washington to meet with governors across the country and Biden. He gives us a window into those meetings as well…


Blinken Joins Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers by Video Link

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels by video link on Monday. Topping the agenda at the meeting were tensions over Ukraine with Russia, which has massed tens of thousands of troops at the border, though it denies planning an invasion. The EU has been largely sidelined…


Blinken Participates in Brussels EU FM Meeting

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken participated via videoconference at the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Monday, following his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday. The Brussels meeting was chaired by Josep Borrell, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. It comes as tensions soared between Russia and…