Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation

Blinken Thanked Putin for pushing countries to join NATO out of Fear for their Security

"I'm tempted to say that we should thank (Russian President Vladimir) Putin because he was able to accelerate something that he claimed he was trying to prevent." This was stated by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the occasion of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the upcoming accession of Finland to NATO today.

"Putin's goal is to erase the identity of Ukraine"

"This war is an attack not only on Ukraine, but on the international rules-based order that seeks to defend international peace and stability, and uphold, in the words of the United Nations Charter, "the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small", Blinken pointed out at a virtual panel session on "A Just and Lasting Peace in Ukraine", ahead of tomorrow's opening of the second

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