February 18, 2022 Kyiv mayor pleads with US, Germany over threat of Russian invasion: 'We can't defend our country' The mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital city, pleaded with the U.S. and Germany telling them, "We can’t defend our country" from Russia.
February 17, 2022 Blinken declares 'moment of peril' for millions in Ukraine, reveals how US believes Russia would invade In a tense U.N. Security Council meeting Thursday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that Russia’s continued hostility toward Ukraine is a "moment of peril" and threatens global stability.
February 12, 2022 Russia-Ukraine: Biden and Putin talk for 1 hour, but 'no fundamental change' President Biden held a high-stakes hour-long phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday, amid dire warnings from the United States for Americans to evacuate Ukraine over the fears of an imminent Russian invasion.
February 2, 2022 Democratic senator furious about Biden admin pace of Afghanistan evacuations Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., voiced frustration with the Biden administration's efforts in Afghanistan, voicing concerns over the pace by which the U.S. is evacuating allies from the country
January 27, 2022 House Republicans ask Blinken to brief US Olympic athletes on China's human rights abuses Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee have called on the Secretary of State Antony Blinken to implement a process to brief all American athletes traveling to the Beijing Winter Olympics on China’s human rights abuses.
January 23, 2022 Blinken dodges question on sending U.S. troops to Ukraine, says NATO looking at ‘practical’ response to Russia U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken dodged a question by CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday about whether U.S. troops could be deployed to defend Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion.
January 22, 2022 Can Blinken's diplomacy with Russia still work? One year ago, I bet Secretary of State Anthony Blinken never thought he’d be speaking in Berlin, doing damage control for President Joe Biden with more than 100,000 Russian troops surrounding Ukraine.“If Moscow chooses the path of further aggression, we will impose swift and massive costs,” Blinken said in Berlin on Thursday.
January 21, 2022 State Dept. considers pulling diplomats' families out of Ukraine: report Russia started to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv earlier this month ahead of discussions with the U.S. on Ukraine and NATO.
January 21, 2022 Top US, Russia diplomats hold 'frank' and 'honest' talks, reach no breakthroughs Top diplomats from the U.S. and Russia held talks in Geneva on Friday, with no significant progress despite both sides remaining positive in the face of escalating tensions.
January 21, 2022 US, Russian top diplomats meet with Ukraine future on brink The top diplomats of Russia and the United States are holding crucial talks on Friday as a weeks-long standoff over Ukraine teeters on the cusp of a pivotal and potentially violent phase, with rising concerns that Europe may again be beset by war.