Tag: Anthony Blinken
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The US Department of State condemns the RSF for genocide and sanctions its leader Hemedti
The US Department of State has condemned Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces for committing genocide and have sanctioned its leader, Mohammad Hamdan Daglo Mousa, known as Hemedti for systematic atrocities against the Sudanese people. This decision comes as a victory for the Sudanese people who are currently struggling against the violence of the Rapid Support Forces.…
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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken leaves the White House proud and unrepentant
Outgoing US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken gave a lengthy interview to The New York Times in which he underscored his pride in his achievements especially in ending the war in Afghanistan and pulling out US forces from the country. The war in Afghanistan was concluded by a peace deal between the Donald Trump administration…
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha appeals to Western leaders to speed up transfer of pledged weapons: Zakharova denied a visa to Malta
The OSCE’s 31st Ministerial Council will kick off today in Malta as several Eastern European states protest the presence of Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at the conference. Maria Zakharova, the director of propaganda at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was denied entry to Malta after applying for a visa to attend…
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Israel continues with its ethnic cleansing of northern Gaza: US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken denies it is taking place
At a press conference in Qatar, the United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken denied that Israel wants to ethnically cleanse the north of Gaza and annex it as part of a “security buffer”. Blinken was replying to a question made by Tom Bateman from the BBC who asked him about Israel’s war crimes in…
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The US government threatens to cut weapons exports to Israel if the humanitarian situation in Gaza is not improved
The United States government has given Israel thirty days to improve the situation in Gaza, or it will face a review of its U.S. weapons provisions, which could lead to a halt in those supplies. A letter signed by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin states that US humanitarian…
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No ceasefire for Gaza as Anthony Blinken mediates in Egypt
The US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken is in Egypt right now trying to come up with a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in talks with Egypt and Qatar. There is no ceasefire so far, but Anthony Blinken is speaking about an alleged successful “bridging” proposal that needs to be discussed further with the warring…
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Nothing new from NATO Summit: Jens Stoltenberg reiterates that Ukraine should use weapons on Russian territory
We’ve seen nothing new come out from the NATO summit but we did see the usual posturing about old facts that we have known for some time. Today, Malta’s Foreign Affairs Minister attended the NATO meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced that F-16s donated to Ukraine are currently being…
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Anthony Blinken takes his sad face to Beijing
US Secretary of the State Anthony Blinken was in Beijing yesterday, conducting what he described as “tough face-to-face diplomacy”. The last time I heard such words by a Western leader regarding their meeting with a dictator was when Western leaders were rushing to Moscow to try and convince Vladimir Putin not to invade Ukraine back…
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No military aid for Ukraine by NATO, but will write down Ukraine’s shopping list
NATO has made no military commitments for Ukraine and its press release about the conclusions of its summit in Brussels yesterday, only list the past contributions that NATO members made of their own accord. NATO has made a commitment that it will only be writing down Ukraine’s military needs and delivering them collectively to all…
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The proposed UNSC resolution by the US on a Gaza ceasefire fails to go through but marks a break from Israel
Last Friday, Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution proposed by the US which called for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages by Hamas. This was the first time that the US proposed a ceasefire through the UNSC after having rejected three ceasefire resolutions itself. The resolution marks…
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Just like Hamas, Benjamin Netanyahu makes his own case for genocide
Throughout Israel’s offensive on Gaza Benjamin Netanyahu and his political allies in government have been making a strong case for genocide, even though this may not be the result of the war. Yet, even if technically a genocide has not been committed, the intent is still there and the crime of genocide would still be…
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President Biden has told Prime Minister Netanyahu not to repeat the carnage
The story that the White House and the State Department were opposed to Israel’s conduct in its war against Hamas was well known, but it has now been reported that President Biden warned Benjamin Netanyahu not to repeat the carnage once hostilities against Hamas are resumed. Israel and Hamas intend to resume hostilities once the…
