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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that Washington has set out a "serious diplomatic path" to resolve the confrontation over Ukraine in a letter to the Russian government. SOUNDBITE
The United States "will support diplomatic efforts" by Kyiv to reach a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says during a press conference. SOUNDBITE
"We made clear that there are core principles that we are committed to uphold and defend," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says after Washington delivered a document to Moscow over the Ukraine crisis, "including Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and the right of states to choose their own security arrangements and alliances." SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he raised concerns with China about support for Russia, saying Moscow's invasion of Ukraine depended on Beijing's support. "Russia would struggle to sustain its assault on Ukraine without China's support," Blinken told reporters after his meetings with top leaders in Beijing. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accuses China of "fuelling" Russia's invasion of Ukraine through the transfers of dual use materials and weapons components from Chinese businesses to Russia for use in Moscow's military expansion. "If China purports on the one hand to want good relations with Europe and other countries, it can't on the other hand be fuelling what is the biggest threat to European security since the end of the Cold War," Blinken tells a press conference after a meeting of G7 foreign ministers on the Italian island of Capri where he had urged urged his European counterparts to increase pressure on Beijing. SOUNDBITE