The Latest Breaking News from Antony Blinken

Sen. Rand Paul says Putin only invades countries that ‘were part of Russia’

Memo to Sen. Rand Paul: Ukraine is an independent country, not a Soviet puppet state.

Tribune News Service · Apr 26, 2022

Corrected (Official) White House worried Iran could develop nuclear weapon in weeks

(White House corrects to show that Psaki was referring to the time it would take to obtain sufficient fissile material for one nuclear bomb and not the production of an actual nuclear weapon)

Reuters · Apr 26, 2022

Key U.S. senator criticizes Blinken for failing to condemn Turkish jailing of philanthropist

The influential chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee criticized Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday for failing to condemn Turkey's decision to convict philanthropist Osman Kavala to life imprisonment, a verdict seen as symbolic of President Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown on dissent.

Reuters · Apr 26, 2022

U.S., Ukraine 'largely aligned' on Ukraine defense needs, Blinken says

The United States and Ukraine are "largely aligned" on what military equipment Ukraine believes it needs to fight the Russian invasion and what Washington can provide, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Apr 26, 2022

Blinken to address U.S. national security strategy related to China in coming weeks

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he will address in the coming weeks a U.S. national security strategy to deal with the emergence of China as a great power.

Reuters · Apr 26, 2022

VIDEO: See You In Shell: Ukrainians Blitz Russian Troops From Armored Car

Footage apparently shows a BTR-4E infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) letting rip as Russian forces enter its field of fire.

Zenger · Apr 26, 2022

VIDEO: Egg Shelled: Ukraine Blitzes Russian Tanks For Orthodox Easter

The 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade said in a statement on April 24th: “Ukrainians are a very hospitable people.

Zenger · Apr 26, 2022

Putin Gets What He Didn’t Want: Ukraine Army Closer to West

The longer Ukraine's army fends off the invading Russians, the more it absorbs the advantages of Western weaponry and training - exactly the transformation President Vladimir Putin wanted to prevent by invading in the first place. The list of arms flowing to Ukraine is long and growing longer. It includes…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2022

What Anthony Blinken will tell Congress

Blinken's testimony will be his first public appearance since returning to the U.S. from Ukraine.

Axios · Apr 26, 2022

Putin making ‘unsound decisions’ to win Ukraine war before Victory Day parade in May, UK says

UK armed forces minister says ‘thousands of Russian lives are going to be lost’ due to Putin’s strategy

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022