WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested Thursday that the war in Ukraine is unlikely to end very quickly, and that it will to take time for sanctions to slow down Russian President Vladimir Putin as he threatens a vicious escalation.
"We also have to, I think, tragically, be prepared for this to go on for some time," Blinken said.
A day after warning about the potential for a Russian chemical weapons attack, Blinken said sanctions are biting Russia — its economy is "in a free fall," he said — but acknowledged that they are unlikely to have an immediate deterrent effect.
