The U.S. secretary of state met with Ukraine’s president before a meeting Friday with Russia’s foreign minister, with Russian forces massed along the Ukrainian border.
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Blinken to Meet With Russia as U.S. Pushes For More Diplomacy on Ukraine
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will meet with Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov of Russia in Geneva on Friday as the United States warns that Russia could soon attack Ukraine.
US Refines Tool to Evaluate ‘Havana Syndrome’ Cases
The tool, essentially a standardized battery of questions and medical tests, can help determine the kind of care needed by people affected by the “anomalous health incidents.”
Palestinian American Dies of Heart Attack After Brief Detention by Israeli Troops
The elderly man, who was identified as Omar Asad, had been held during a raid by the Israeli Army on a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank.
Diplomats Warn Russia of ‘Massive Consequences’ if It Invades Ukraine
The foreign ministers for the Group of 7 urged Russia to pull back from the tense border standoff. Moscow has massed as many as 100,000 troops on Ukraine’s eastern, northern and southern frontiers.
Here are five takeaways from the Biden-Putin call.
The meeting was a big foreign policy test for President Biden, with consequences for the stability of Europe, the credibility of American threats and the future of Ukraine.
Two of 17 Kidnapped Missionaries in Haiti Are Freed, Group Says
After being held hostage for 37 days by a gang, two people with a U.S. Christian aid group have been released in Port-au-Prince and are described as “safe.”
China and U.S. Quietly Released Captive Citizens Before Summit
The moves seemed aimed at untangling diplomatic knots as the two countries are clashing over human rights abuses, economic policies and much more.
Russia Acknowledges Antisatellite Missile Test That Created a Mess in Space
The test forced astronauts on the International Space Station to briefly take shelter in re-entry capsules.
Zalmay Khalilzad Battles Critics in U.S. and Afghanistan
Zalmay Khalilzad, who stepped down as the envoy for Afghanistan after the U.S. exit, has defended the deal he negotiated with the Taliban during the Trump administration.