With no end in sight to the Russian barrage on Ukraine, America's top diplomat used Wednesday to rally support for Ukrainians in the U.S. and abroad while painting dire images of the escalating ground war.
Saying "hundreds if not thousands" of Ukrainian civilians are believed to have been killed, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken announced yet another round of sanctions aimed at crippling Russia's aircraft makers and other defense-industry firms. The sanctions will also be applied to Russia's ally, Belarus.
Asked if Russia is deliberately attacking civilians, which would constitute a war crime, Blinken acknowledged the possibility.
