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Blinken defends Ukraine’s ‘democratic and European path’
With Russian troops massed on border, US secretary of state reiterates Washington’s support
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, visiting Kyiv on Wednesday, called on Ukrainians “to stick together,” warning that — with 100,000 Russian troops massed on the border — one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aims was to provoke internal divisions.
- David M. Herszenhorn
- Politico
“Our strength depends on preserving our unity, and that includes unity within Ukraine,” Blinken said, appearing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy before a meeting.
“One of Moscow’s longstanding goals has been to try to sow divisions between and within countries, and quite simply we cannot and…