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Blinken warns of ‘swift, severe’ response if Russia sends troops into Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses a press conference after meeting with his counterparts from Germany, France and Britain at the German Foreign Office in Berlin on January 20, 2022. © Kay Nietfeld, AFP

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Thursday that there would be a “swift, severe” response from the United States and its allies if Russia sends military forces into Ukraine.

Blinken’s comments in Berlin appeared to be another effort to clear up any confusion about the position of the U.S. and its NATO allies after U.S. President Joe Biden was heavily criticized for saying a “minor incursion” by Russia would elicit a lesser response.

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