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Blinken scraps meeting with top Russian diplomat over Ukraine 'invasion'

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday he would not go through with meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after Russia sent troops into eastern Ukraine as part of what Western leaders have described as the

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  1. Blinken Addresses UN on Concerns of Russian Attack on Ukraine

    Headline from Voice of America ·

  2. Newest

    Blinken scraps meeting with top Russian diplomat over Ukraine 'invasion'

    Headline from The Hill ·

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  1. Voice of America

    Blinken Addresses UN on Concerns of Russian Attack on Ukraine (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Blinken’s remarks to the U.N. Security Council came after mounting tensions prompted a last-minute change to his travel plans

  2. The Hill

    Blinken details Russian military plans at UN Security Council meeting (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday laid out in stark detail for the United Nations Security Council actions the U.S. believes Russia could take to manufacture a crisis and justify an invasion on Ukraine.

  3. The Guardian

    Ukraine crisis: Blinken and Lavrov agree to meeting as tensions reach ‘moment of peril’ (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Senior figures to meet next week amid US warnings that Vladimir Putin could give order to invade within days

  4. The Guardian

    Blinken: US national security council to meet as Russia Ukraine invasion looms (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Secretary of state repeats Biden view that invasion will happen and says he will not meet Russian foreign minister if it does

  5. France 24

    US top diplomat Blinken cancels meeting with Russia's Lavrov over Ukraine (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he had canceled a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov planned for Thursday after Moscow's recognition of two separatist regions…

  6. The Hill

    Blinken scraps meeting with top Russian diplomat over Ukraine 'invasion' (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday he would not go through with meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after Russia sent troops into eastern Ukraine as part of what Western leaders have described as the

  7. KVIA El Paso

    Blinken says meeting with Lavrov is off after Russia moves on Ukraine (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Jeremy Herb and Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will no longer meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva this week, he announced Tuesday, in the latest sign that diplomatic avenues with Russia over Ukraine are quickly closing.

  8. Newsweek

    Antony Blinken says Thursday meeting with Russian foreign minister now off (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Blinken said after recent events have indicated Russia is beginning its invasion of Ukraine, it does not make sense to go forward with the meeting with Sergey Lavrov.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine latest: Blinken calls off meeting with Lavrov over Russian troop deployment | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The top US diplomat said Russia has "rejected diplomacy" by ordering troops to eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, satellite images show a new buildup of military equipment near the Ukraine border. Follow DW for more.

  10. Al Jazeera

    ‘Rejection of diplomacy’: Blinken cancels meeting with Lavrov (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US secretary of state says his country is still committed to diplomacy ‘if Moscow’s approach changes’.

  11. Fox News

    Blinken will not meet with Lavrov amid Russian invasion of Ukraine: 'It does not make sense' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Tuesday that he will not meet with Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov this week after Moscow violated international law and pushed troops across Ukrainian borders.

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