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The United States recently announced new security assistance for Ukraine.
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Sanctions have been placed on two Lebanese brothers for engaging in practices that undermine Lebanon's democratic processes and contribute to the breakdown of the rule of law in the country.
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The 10th U.S.-EU Energy Council met April 4 in the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium.
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Blinken: Meeting with UN security general 'on sustaining the life-saving Black Sea Grain Initiative'Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken recently spoke with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres about the importance of protecting principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned that a victory in Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin would send a dangerous message to authoritarian leaders worldwide that brutality works.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized the Chinese government for encroaching on Hong Kong's independence.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken recently spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, where he touched upon the “grave concern” the U.S. has about Russia detaining a U.S. journalist.
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Blinken: Lukashenka must be held accountable for 'human rights abuses and complicity in Putin's war'The United States is continuing to pressure the leadership in Belarus for its human rights abuses by leveling sanctions against two state-owned enterprises and placing visa restrictions on 14 people involved in trying to stem the tide of democracy in the country.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosted a virtual panel discussion with world leaders on the eve of the second Summit for Democracy, to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed the release of "Hotel Rwanda hero" Paul Rusesabagina by the Government of Rwanda on March 24.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva discussed the importance of collaboration in tackling global challenges that impact the lives of Colombians and Americans at the U.S.-Colombia High-Level Dialogue in Washington, D.C. on March 27.
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Recent announcements of cooperation between the Republic of Korea and Japan in an effort to ease longstanding tensions between the two countries are being hailed as "groundbreaking" by President Joe Biden.
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) marked International Women's Day by imposing sanctions on several Iranian regime officials and entities for various violations of human rights.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken remarked on a meeting with South Korean National Security Advisor Kim Sung-han in a tweet published March 6.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken authorized the 33rd drawdown of U.S. arms and equipment for Ukraine valued at $400 million.
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Amjad Yousef, a warrant officer in the Syrian Military Intelligence Directorate, has been designated by the United States for his role in committing gross human rights violations, specifically extrajudicial killings, during the Tadamon Massacre of unarmed civilians in 2013.
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Six entities that have supported Iran's petrochemical and petroleum industry have been sanctioned for their actions by the U.S. Department of State (DOS).
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated the United Kingdom and European Union for reaching the "Windsor Framework," a set of policies introduced as a "fresh approach to the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland."
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States succeeded in its goals at the G20, a global forum for international economic cooperation that was founded in 1999 to address economic and financial issues.
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The United States has sanctioned entities and individuals who have generated revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) weapons programs, the U.S. Department of State has announced.