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Blinken in Central Asia as tensions soar over Ukraine war

Headline from WTOP Washington DC, on the newest of 2 developments

Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kazakhstan on Tuesday for a series of meetings with top diplomats of Central Asian nations as tensions soar over Russia's war in Ukraine.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Blinken to meet Asia 'Quad' after China friction

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

  2. Newest

    Blinken in Central Asia as tensions soar over Ukraine war

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

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Reports & sources

16 articles, oldest first.

  1. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH LIVE: Pentagon holds briefing as Blinken heads to China and tensions with Russia soar (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Fresh from a meeting with China’s top diplomat and a U.N. Security Council session on Ukraine, Blinken will travel to Central and South Asia next week for international talks that will put him in the same room as his Chinese and Russian counterparts.

  2. Breitbart News

    Blinken heads to Asia, with China, Russia tensions soaring (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Central and South Asia next week for international talks that will put him in the same room as his

  3. Digital Journal

    Blinken to meet Asia 'Quad' after China friction (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet next week with his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia, on the heels of a flare-up in tensions

  4. Voice of America

    Blinken Heads to Asia Amid Soaring Tensions With China, Russia (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    The State Department says Blinken will travel to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan before going to India for a meeting of the Group of 20 foreign ministers from the world’s largest industrialized and developing countries

  5. New York Times

    In Central Asia, Blinken Will Urge Distance From Russia, and Ukraine War (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will make the first diplomatic trip by a Biden administration cabinet official to the former Soviet republics of Central Asia since the Ukraine war began.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Blinken in Central Asia to boost ties amid Russia-Ukraine war (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US secretary of state to meet with counterparts of five Central Asian countries on visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

  7. WTOP Washington DC

    Blinken in Central Asia as tensions soar over Ukraine war (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kazakhstan on Tuesday for a series of meetings with top diplomats of Central Asian nations as tensions soar over Russia's war in Ukraine.

  8. New York Times

    Daily Briefing: War in Ukraine: Blinken Urges Ex-Soviet States to Keep Distance From Russia (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is meeting with his counterparts from five Central Asian countries on a trip to the region. Here is what we’re covering

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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