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Zelenskiy: Blinken Visit to Kyiv Sends 'Important Signal' Amid Counter-offensive

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Kyiv on Thursday sent an important signal to Ukraine. "This is a very important signal that the United States is with us.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 8, 2022

Blinken visit to Kyiv sends 'important signal' amid counter-offensive - Zelenskiy

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Kyiv on Thursday sent an important signal to Ukraine as it pressed a counter-offensive against Russia in the south and east.

Reuters · Sep 8, 2022

Blinken visits Kyiv in new US show of support for Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Kyiv Thursday for meetings with Ukrainian officials as the country’s military presses to regain territory that Russia seized in the first six months of its invasion.

Tribune News Service · Sep 8, 2022

Blinken visits Ukraine to offer new US military aid for counteroffensive

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kyiv on Thursday to pledge $2 billion in fresh security aid, including support the Biden administration hopes will bolster a Ukrainian counteroffensive aimed at pushing back Russian forces in the south and east.

Reuters · Sep 8, 2022

Blinken unveils $2B in new US military aid for Europe

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is announcing major new military aid worth more than 2 billion dollars for Ukraine and other European countries threatened by Russia

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022

U.S. condemns assassination attempt in Argentina -Blinken

The United States on Friday condemned the attempted assassination of Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner a day earlier.

Reuters · Sep 2, 2022

Biden to meet South Africa leader amid differences on Russia

President Joe Biden will host South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House this month as the administration looks to draw African nations closer to the U.S. The announcement comes as South Africa and many of its neighbors have staked out neutral ground on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022

US says China must be 'held to account' after UN report on Xinjiang abuse

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that a long-awaited UN report on human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province reaffirmed Washington's view that Beijing is committing "genocide" against the Uyghurs.

France 24 · Sep 1, 2022

U.S. welcomes UN report on China's actions in Xinjiang

The United States on Thursday welcomed a United Nations report that said China may have committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, saying it deepened Washington's concerns about what it calls a genocide there against Uyghurs and other ethnic groups.

Reuters · Sep 1, 2022

Commentary: The US, Russia and China need to talk. They’re not, and that’s dangerous

The world, we are often told, is now defined by great power competition, where states like China and Russia are either seeking to overthrow the so-called rules-based international order or stealthily working within the system to change it to their benefit.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 1, 2022