Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov by phone on Friday and urged Moscow to accept a U.S. offer to release two Americans detained in Russia. Blinken did not provide details of Lavrov’s response to what he had previously called a “substantial proposal” for Russia to release the…
Blinken: Pressed Lavrov to Accept Prisoner Swap Offer
July 30, 2022
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Blinken, Russian Top Diplomat Speak About Griner, Whelan
July 30, 2022
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WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday in the highest-level known contact between the two sides since Russia invaded Ukraine, with Blinken urging Russia to accept a deal to win the release of American detainees Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan. Russian officials gave no public hint…
Russia Says There Is No Deal on Swapping Griner for Jailed Arms Trafficker
July 28, 2022
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LONDON—Russia said on Thursday that negotiations with the United States on exchanging prisoners are ongoing but there is no deal to swap detained U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for jailed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that “so far there are no agreements in this area.” Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria…
Blinken Vows US Will Defend Ally Philippines from China’s ‘Intimidation’
July 12, 2022
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The United States would defend its ally the Philippines if the latter were attacked by China, according to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. In a statement issued by the U.S. Embassy in Manila July 12, Blinken warned China’s communist leadership explicitly that Washington was obligated to defend the Philippines if its forces, vessels, or…
How an American Singer Fled Shanghai’s Lockdown
More protests over bank freezes broke out in China over the weekend. Customers say they can’t access their money—while those who gathered to demonstrate were met with violence. Eyewitnesses blame it on plainclothes police. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with his Chinese counterpart. The talks were described as a path toward easing tensions between…
Blinken Holds Talks With Chinese Foreign Minister on Ukraine War and Trade
NUSA DUA, Indonesia—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday he had discussed Russian aggression in Ukraine during more than five hours of talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in which he raised concerns over Beijing’s alignment with Moscow. The diplomats both described their first in-person discussions since October as “candid,” with the…
Blinken’s China Policy Speech Censored by Chinese Communist Party: US Ambassador
June 16, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) censored U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s China Policy speech in early June, according to the U.S. ambassador to China. “We put the speech on Weibo and WeChat and it was censored in about two and a half hours, just taken away,” said Amb. Robert Nicholas Burns. “But it was…
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Biden’s Newly Unveiled China Policy a ‘Missed Opportunity’: Experts
May 26, 2022
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The Biden administration’s newly unveiled China policy was not well received by defense and security experts, who criticized the administration’s decision not to engage in any economic decoupling from China, as well as its move to announce the policies at an event hosted by a group that has ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)….
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