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Antony Blinken is the U.S. Secretary of State, responsible for shaping foreign policy and international relations. This interview highlights his commitment to diplomacy, coalition-building, and addressing global challenges through cooperation and engagement.
“Obama's flexibility was indeed transmitted to Vladimir, and two years later, Putin ordered the annexation of Crimea and started a civil war in eastern Ukraine, providing arms to separatists who, in July 2014, used a Russian missile system to shoot down Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, killing 298 innocent people.”
“So, you point out accurately that the sanctions are unprecedented. They are. They're stronger than they've ever been, but the U.S. still has not moved as quickly as the EU has on sanctions against the Russian political elite. I mean, the Duma, the National Security Council, the cabinet, their families, the top 100 oligarchs, the U.S.”
“With no signs that sanctions are slowing the attack, can Putin be stopped? I'll speak to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Under Secretary of Defense under President Obama Michelle Flornoy next, and pleading for help. Ukrainian President Zelensky begs U.S. lawmakers directly for help. But what more can and will the U.S. do?”
“There's talk right now of the U.S. giving Poland a fighter jet so that Poland can give those MiGs that the Ukrainians know how to use. For its fight and to go after that. So the Russians obviously attacked this nuclear power plant in Zaporizia. Zaporizia, sorry, the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 519 — Sec. Antony Blinken
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