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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to use the Israel-Hamas war in a bid to reduce Western support for Ukraine. "Putin is very much trying to take advantage of the Hamas attack on Israel in the hopes that it will distract us... and that it will result in the United States pulling back its resources" from Ukraine, Blinken tells a Senate hearing. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voices hope that a successful offensive by Ukraine would force Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending its invasion. "Success in the counteroffensive would do two things -- it would strengthen its position at any negotiating table that emerges, and it may have the effect as well of actually causing Putin to finally focus on negotiating an end to the war that he started," Blinken tells a joint news conference with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim of Western sabotage in the leaks of the Nord Stream gas pipelines "absurd" and "outrageous." SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges the world to hold President Vladimir Putin accountable for the Ukraine invasion, at a Security Council meeting attended by Russia. "The very international order that we've gathered here to uphold is being shredded before our eyes. We cannot -- we will not -- allow President Putin to get away with it," Blinken says. SOUNDBITE
US top diplomat Antony Blinken calls President Vladimir Putin's "provocative" nuclear rhetoric "the height of irresponsibility," days after the Russian leader put his strategic forces on alert after invading Ukraine. "It's dangerous. It adds to the risk of miscalculation. It needs to be avoided," Blinken tells a press briefing in Washington. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.