Category: World News

MR PATEL:  Hey everybody, good morning and thanks so much for joining us today.  As indicated, this call is to preview Secretary Blinken’s upcoming travel to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and India.  This call is on the record and will be embargoed until the call’s conclusion. Joining me today for this briefing is – are two assistant […]

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Brasilia, Brazil, from February 26-28, Panama City, Panama from March 1-3, and Houston, Texas from March 6-7.  In Brazil, Secretary Kerry will advance the U.S.-Brazil Climate Change Working Group that  Presidents Biden and Lula relaunched during their February 10 meeting.  He will meet with senior government […]

QUESTION:  We’re joined now by Secretary of State Antony Blinken.  Mr. Secretary, thanks for coming in this morning. SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good to be here, George. QUESTION:  Let’s begin with this China issue.  Are you convinced now that they are going to send arms to Russia, and how worried are you that that could turn the tide of […]

QUESTION:  We are back now here at 7:30 on CBS Mornings and marking one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, an invasion that continues to send shockwaves all around the world.  Just today the U.S. announced new sanctions against Moscow, and in a visit to Ukraine on Monday President Biden promised that the U.S. will […]

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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and India February 28-March 3, 2023.  On February 28, he will visit Astana, Kazakhstan, where he will meet with senior Kazakh officials to deepen our bilateral cooperation.  He then will participate in a C5+1 Ministerial with representatives of each of the five Central Asian […]

On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Estonia as you celebrate your independence on February 24. For more than 100 years, the close partnership and alliance between the United States and Estonia has been grounded in our commitment to democratic values, determination to uphold the sovereignty and territorial integrity […]

One year ago today, President Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine following months of deceit about why Russia had amassed huge numbers of soldiers on Ukraine’s border.  It was then that Russia’s forces illegally crossed into Ukraine’s sovereign territory to wage a war that has needlessly killed tens of thousands of people and harmed millions more. […]

The United States will continue to take actions against Russia until it ends its brutal war against Ukraine. Today, the Department of State is taking actions to increase the costs on President Putin’s regime. All targets are being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14024, which authorizes sanctions with respect to specified harmful foreign activities […]

One year ago today, Russia launched its brutal and unprovoked full-scale war against Ukraine. We remain committed to supporting the people of Ukraine and are redoubling our efforts to promote accountability for the Kremlin’s war. Our economic sanctions, export controls, and tariffs announced this week, in coordination with the G7, demonstrate that we will continue […]