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The Latest Breaking News from Antony Blinken

Latest Ukraine updates: Renewed calls for de-escalation

Ukraine-Russia crisis news from February 15: Putin says Russia ready for talks on confidence-building measures.

Al Jazeera

‘Russia could take action in Ukraine as early as this week,’ Blinken says

The United States is “deeply concerned that Russia could take action against Ukraine as early as this week”, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told FRANCE 24 in an interview on Monday.

France 24

U.S. moving Ukraine embassy from Kyiv to Lviv amid Russian buildup

The United States is relocating its Ukraine embassy operations from the capital Kyiv to the western city of Lviv, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, citing a "dramatic acceleration in the buildup of Russian forces."

Reuters

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Ukraine's Kuleba and U.S. Blinken discuss OSCE mission to Ukraine

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Monday he had spoken to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the functioning of an international observer mission that monitors the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Reuters

Incursion could start at ‘any time’, White House warns – as it happened

US relocating remaining embassy staff to Lviv, Antony Blinken confirms

The Guardian - US

Latest Ukraine updates: US says Putin increasing military options

Ukraine news from February 14: Pentagon says Putin is adding more military force and capability near Ukraine’s borders.

Al Jazeera

US warning: As Russia menaces Europe, so too China threatens the Pacific

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a warning on his whistle-stop tour of the warming Pacific about the heat radiating beyond the border of Ukraine.

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US Staff of OSCE Begins Pullout from Donetsk in Eastern Ukraine

US staff at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) started to withdraw by car from the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, a Reuters witness said, amid fears of a possible Russian invasion. The United States and its allies have urged their citizens to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

NKorea Missile Launches 'Provocation': US, Japan, SKorea

The top diplomats of Japan, South Korea and the United States declared their unity against North Korea on Saturday after a series of ballistic missile launches by Pyongyang. After a day of meetings in Honolulu, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, and Japanese Foreign…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken says Ukraine embassy drawdown prudent given high risk of Russian invasion

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday the risk of Russian military action in Ukraine is high and imminent enough to justify the departure of much of the staff at U.S. embassy in Kyiv, which the State Department announced earlier.

Reuters

US, Japan, South Korea meet in Hawaii to discuss North Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Hawaii to discuss the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear and missile programs

The Independent UK

US sees China watching Ukraine crisis as proxy for Taiwan

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration increasingly believes that China is gauging the U.S. response to the Ukraine crisis as a proxy for how America would deal with more aggressive action by Beijing against Taiwan, according to three senior officials.

Tribune News Service

Biden warns Putin: you’ll pay a heavy cost if you attack Ukraine

US president fears ‘great suffering’ in the event of an invasion as Russia denies there are any plans for an attack

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine crisis: US is prepared for Russian ‘aggression’, warns Blinken

Secretary of state was speaking during trip to Fiji as the US seeks to stem China’s influence in the Pacific region

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken Says US Prepared for Russian Diplomacy or Aggression on Ukraine

US ecretary of State Antony Blinken said he will speak to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday, and that Washington was prepared for either diplomacy or "aggression" from Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine. US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will speak on Saturday as…

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Biden warns Putin over Ukraine invasion

Ukraine news from February 11: US president tells Russian leader an invasion would ‘produce widespread human suffering’.

Reuters

Blinken says will speak with Russia's Lavrov on Saturday

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he will speak to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday, adding thatWashington and its allies would swiftly impose severe economic sanctions if Russia invaded Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Micronesian States Put Break from Pacific Bloc on Hold

Five Micronesian nations suspended on Saturday breakaway plans from a crucial Pacific Islands political bloc as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the region. The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru and Palau "have agreed to temporarily rescind their withdrawal" from the Pacific Islands Forum,…

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Russia’s ‘key’ security demands unmet during Biden-Putin call on Ukraine, Kremlin says

The ideas that US President Joe Biden shared to address Moscow’s security demands during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday did not “touch upon” the demands’ “key elements”, the Kremlin said. Countries from the Netherlands to Saudi Arabia urged their nationals to leave Ukraine as tensions mounted…

Reuters

U.S. plans Solomon Islands embassy in push to counter China

The United States will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday as he committed more diplomatic and security resources into the Pacific as a counter to China's drive for greater influence.

Reuters

Micronesia to temporarily rescind withdrawal from Pacific forum

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) will temporarily rescind its withdrawal from the Pacific's main political forum, the country's foreign ministry said on Saturday, hours ahead of a visit of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Fiji.

AAP

PM warns Australians in Ukraine to leave

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has issued a warning to Australians in Ukraine to leave as soon as possible as the situation there is very dangerous.

The Guardian - AU

Thousands protest in Canberra; NSW records 32 Covid deaths and Vic 19 – as it happened

Pauline Hanson mobbed by protesters as Lifeline book fair forced to cancel. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - US

White House confirms Biden-Putin call on Saturday – as it happened

US national security adviser urges Americans to leave Ukraine while US officials say Putin has decided to invade

The Hindu

Quad meet focuses on Indo-Pacific cooperation

Differences emerge over stand on Russia, Myanmar.

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