Secretary Of State Blinken Unexpectedly Meets With Russian Counterpart At G20 Meeting

Topline Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had an unscheduled meeting with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in New Delhi, multiple outlets report, as tensions esca...

Balloon Pops Blinken’s Visit, For Now

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were largely lower after Friday’s unexpectedly strong US nonfarm payroll release that potentially pauses the Fed pivot, which is weighing on US equ...

Should The U.S. Be Afraid Of A Chinese Balloon?

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delayed a meeting with Beijing officials because of the high-altitude Chinese balloon flying over sensitive sites in the western United States Associated Pre...

U.S. Sends Ukraine $600 Million In Military Supplies As Kyiv Pushes On Stunning Counter Offensive

Topline The U.S. will send an additional $600 million in military aid to Ukraine, Biden administration officials announced on Thursday, a move welcomed by Kyiv as it pushes to build on the successes o...

Blinken—On Surprise Visit To Kyiv—Announces $2 Billion In U.S. Military Aid For Ukraine

Topline The U.S. will send $2 billion in military support to Ukraine and its European neighbors threatened by Russia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced during a visit to Kyiv on Thursday, bo...

Blinken Urges Russia To Accept ‘Substantial’ Griner And Whelan Offer

Topline Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Friday he spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov over the “substantial” deal the U.S. offered the country to return detained American citizen...

The Rights Of Religious Minorities Are Under Threat In Communities Around The World

On June 2, 2022, the U.S. State Department delivered its annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom (the IRF Report) pursuant to its obligation under the International Religious Free...

Antony Blinken Tests Positive For Covid After Attending White House Correspondents Dinner

Topline Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for Covid-19 Wednesday, according to the State Department, making him the latest to contract the virus among attendees of last weekend’s White...

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken tests positive for Covid

Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 27, 2022, ...

Russia Reportedly Strikes Five Train Stations In Western And Central Ukraine

Topline Russian forces on Monday reportedly bombed five railway stations in central and western Ukraine, according to the state-owned railway company Ukrzaliznyitsa, causing an unknown number of casua...

U.S. Officials Austin And Blinken Are In Kyiv, Zelensky Advisor Reportedly Confirms

Topline An advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Sunday that Zelensky met in Kyiv with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, according to ...

Zelensky Will Meet With U.S Officials Blinken, Austin In Kyiv

Topline Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday in Kyiv, Ukraine’s president announced at a news conference...

Biden Casts Doubt On Russia-Ukraine Optimism

Topline President Joe Biden and several U.S. officials threw cold water Tuesday on hopes that Russia and Ukraine made significant progress towards a peace agreement during Tuesday negotiations in Ista...

U.S. Is Not Seeking Regime Change In Russia, Blinken Clarifies Biden’s Putin Remark

Topline Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said Washington was not seeking regime change in Moscow, a statement which follows President Joe Biden’s speech in Warsaw where he condemned Putin a...

U.S. Declares Russia Has Committed War Crimes In Ukraine

Topline Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, issuing a statement that blasted Russia for ‘deliberately targeting civilians, as well as...

U.S. Will Restrict Visas For Chinese Officials Involved In Uyghur Repression, Blinken Says

Topline The State Department will impose visa restrictions on Chinese government officials it believes are complicit in the repression of minority groups, dissidents and activists in China or in the U...

U.S. will defend NATO Baltic states against Russia, Blinken says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks to U.S. Embassy staff at the Vilnius Rotuse in Vilnius, Lithuania March 7, 2022. Olivier Douliery | Reuters Secretary of State Anthony Blinken o...

U.S. In ‘Active Discussions’ To Ban Russian Oil, Blinken Says

Topline Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the U.S. is discussing an import ban of Russian oil, which would be the latest and among the most significant U.S. actions to cut off Russia’s eco...

Blinken Sticks By Ukraine In U.S.-Russia Call As Putin Prepares To Address The Press

Topline Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized the United States’ commitment to Ukraine and pushed Russia to move thousands of troops away from the Ukrainian border in a Tuesday phone call with ...

U.S. And Russia On ‘Clearer Path’ To Diplomacy On Ukraine, Blinken Says

Topline U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the commitment to keeping the path of diplomacy open as he met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday in Geneva, in what Blinken ...