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Blinken due to meet Zelenskiy in first wartime visit by top US officials to Ukraine

US defence secretary Lloyd Austin will join secretary of state in Sunday’s meeting as Russia continues attacks in south and east Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Zelensky meets US’s Blinken and Austin in Kyiv, Ukrainian official says

Ukrainians on Sunday marked a sombre Orthodox Easter two months into Russia's invasion, with many braving bombardments for blessings and others mourning their loved ones. The Easter holiday, observed by Orthodox followers according to the Julian calendar, came as nearly 5.2 million Ukrainians have been forced to flee the violence…

France 24

Steel plant under siege; Zelenskyy prepares for US officials

An adviser to Ukraine’s presidential office says Russian forces have tried to storm a steel plant that is the last defensive stronghold in the strategic port city of Mariupol

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Ukraine to call for heavy arms when top U.S. officials visit Kyiv

Ukraine will ask U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin for more powerful weapons during an expected visit by the officials to Kyiv on Sunday as the Russian invasion enters its third month.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 60 of the Russian invasion

Volodymyr Zelenskiy to meet US secretary of state Antony Blinken in Kyiv on Sunday as Russia continues attacks on southern and eastern Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

US envoys Blinken, Austin to visit Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin would visit Kyiv on Sunday, in what would be a risky show of support for Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion.

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Ukraine-Russia war: Russia accused of conscripting Ukrainian civilians to join its army in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia

Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of conscripting civilians in the Russian-controlled territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, in what would be a breach of international law.

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Top U.S. diplomat, defense secretary to visit to Kyiv on Sunday - Zelenskiy

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will travel to Kyiv on Sunday and hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian leader said on Saturday.

Reuters

Zelensky says he'll meet Secretary Blinken, Defense Secretary Austin in Kyiv on Sunday

They will be the highest ranking U.S. officials to visit Ukraine since the start of Russia's invasion.

Axios

Blinken to visit Kyiv in highest level US official visit since war began, Zelensky says

Visits from US Secretary of State and Defence comes at a pivotal juncture in the two-month long conflict

The Independent UK

Top US Diplomat, Defense Secretary to Visit to Kyiv on Sunday, Says Zelenskiy

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will travel to Kyiv on Sunday and hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian leader said on Saturday. He told a news conference in Kyiv that he would discuss the kinds of weapons that Ukraine needs…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen Seeks Int'l Pressure to Make Houthis Respect Truce, Open Taiz Crossings

Chairman of the new Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Rashad al-Alimi, underlined the importance of international pressure to make the Iran-backed Houthi militias commit to the two-month truce. Alimi received a telephone call on Thursday from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who congratulated him on his new position. He…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken, Ukrainian PM discussed additional ways U.S. can help Ukraine -State Dept

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Friday additional ways that the United States can help Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.

Reuters

The Guardian view on Boris Johnson in India: flying into trouble

Editorial: The UK PM ought to have taken greater note of Narendra Modi’s democratic backsliding and his refusal to speak out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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Democrats Warn Biden Administration Against Lifting Iran Sanctions

Democratic lawmakers are increasingly growing their opposition to the ongoing negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program after an apparent reluctance to publicly criticize the US administration during the negotiations that began more than a year ago. US Senator Joe Manchin detailed his concerns with the ongoing negotiations between the…

Axios

Ukraine’s “most fragile” neighbor welcomes Western wake-up call

The war has awakened the U.S. and EU to the reality that engagement with former Soviet and Eastern Bloc states can't continue at the "snail's speed" of the past three decades.

Al Jazeera

US’s Blinken pushes for united, regional response to migration

Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges cooperation as US prepares for increase in arrivals at border with Mexico.

Reuters

U.S. top diplomat Blinken seeks cooperation on migration at Panama summit

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called for more regional cooperation to help communities strained by inflows of refugees and migrants, as he sought to rally Western Hemisphere nations to tackle record migration.

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Blinken Calls for Global Cooperation on Migration in Panama Trip

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday sought greater cooperation in Latin America on migration, taking on a cause of growing political headaches that has only been exacerbated by the crisis in Ukraine. The top US diplomat was paying a two-day trip to Panama, his first to Latin America…

Reuters

U.S., Panama sign bilateral agreement on migration cooperation - Blinken

The United States and Panama have signed an agreement detailing commitments to improve management of migration between the two countries and increase access to legal pathways to immigration, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Lawmakers call on State Department to expand privileges for LGBT+ diplomats and spouses

Homosexuality remains illegal in almost 70 countries

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken, Middle East Leaders in Talks to Quell Israel-Palestinian Violence

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Israeli, Palestininan and Jordanian leaders to discuss recent violence in Israel and the West Bank that has escalated tensions in the region, officials said on Tuesday. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said he updated the top US diplomat on Tuesday about Israel's…

Reuters

U.S. Blinken stresses importance of status quo at Jerusalem holy sites -statement

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed recent violence in Israel and the West Bank with his Jordanian counterpart and stressed the importance of maintaining the status quo at Jerusalem holy sites, the State Department said in a statement on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

US delegation heading to Panama next week to discuss migration

Department of State says regional officials will attend two-day conference on ‘safe, orderly, and humane migration’.

Al Jazeera

What Pakistan’s political shakeup means for relations with US

Pakistan’s new PM will need to mend ties with Washington after Imran Khan’s claims of foreign interference, experts say.

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