Tag: Antony Blinken

White House, Experts Rebuke Sino-Russia Statement on Ukraine War

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are facing criticism over their reference to the U.N. Charter in their joint remarks on the Ukraine war, following their two-day talks in Moscow that ended on Tuesday. Xi arrived in Moscow on March 20, a trip that China’s state-run media had billed as a “peace…


State Department Faces Deadline to Provide Documents on Afghanistan Withdrawal

Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, following up on previous requests and emphasizing the need for the State Department to produce requested documents regarding the Biden administration’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. In the letter submitted to Blinken on March 20, McCaul stated…


GOP Congressman Asks Blinken to Explain US Funding of Conservative Blacklist Group

Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) demanded answers on March 8 from Secretary of State Antony Blinken about U.S. funding for an organization that recommended censoring conservative outlets over claims they spread disinformation. An article in The Washington Examiner’s opinion section last month reported on the UK-based Global Disinformation Index (GDI), which received hundreds of thousands of U.S. taxpayer…


Blinken Ends Central Asia Visit Without Changing Minds on Russia, Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a two-day visit to Central Asia after meeting the leaders of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. He also met with his counterparts from the C5+1 group of nations, comprising Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and the United States. Blinken’s visit was widely seen as an effort to woo Central…


Pentagon Releases U-2 Pilot’s Photo of Chinese Spy Balloon Before It Was Shot Down

The Pentagon released a photo of the Chinese spy balloon on Wednesday taken by a U.S. Air Force pilot before it was shot down earlier this month. The photo of the Chinese spy balloon hovering over the central continental United States was captured by a U-2 pilot on Feb. 3. The image depicts the pilot…


Blinken’s Visit to Quake-Hit Turkey Highlights Longstanding Tensions

ANKARA, Turkey—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Feb. 20 in Ankara. Talks focused largely on the aftermath of twin earthquakes that recently struck southern Turkey, leaving tens of thousands dead and causing widespread destruction. But they also served to highlight the tensions that continue to dog relations…


Ukrainian Envoy to Australia Returns to Kyiv ‘In Interest of Both Nations’

Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia says the reinstatement of an envoy in Kyiv would help boost the relationship between the two nations as the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion approaches. Australia’s ambassador has been stationed in Poland for the past year, after leaving Ukraine when Russian troops massed at the border ahead of Moscow’s invasion in…


Australian Ambassador to Ukrainian to Remain in Poland Despite Ukraine’s Preference for Kyiv

Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia says the reinstatement of an envoy in Kyiv would help boost the relationship between the two nations as the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion approaches. Australia’s ambassador has been stationed in Poland for the past year, after leaving Ukraine when Russian troops massed at the border ahead of Moscow’s invasion in…


LIVE 5 PM ET: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Meets With Senior US Officials

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and national security adviser Jake Sullivan meet with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at 5:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 8 at the Department of State. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Secretary Blinken Meets With German Vice Chancellor Robert Habec

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck at 2:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 7 at the Department of State. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …