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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken to Visit Ukraine as US-Russia Tensions Escalate

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the State Department in Washington, US, November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ukraine this week as tensions between the US and Russia escalate over a possible Russian invasion of its neighbor, the State Department said Tuesday.

Blinken will be in Kyiv on Tuesday on a hastily arranged trip to show US support following inconclusive diplomatic talks between Moscow and the West in Europe last week that failed to resolve stark disagreements over Ukraine and other security matters, The Associated Press said.

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