the us secretary of state antony blinken has been holding talks in the kazakhstan capital astana withuding the kazakh president kassym—jomart to kayev. mr blinken met with ministers from kyrgyzstan, turkmenistan, tajikistan and uzbekistan. all five countries are former members of the soviet union until its collapse in 1991 and have followed a policy of strict neutrality since russia's invasion of ukraine. last week they all abstained in a key un vote demanding a russian withdrawal. so how important is this region for both washington and moscow? let's speak to kireel nur—zhanov — associate professor of central asian studies at the australian national university. hejoins me now live from canberra. thank you forjoining us on the programme. what is the us looking to get out of this visit and to get it in your opinion? visit and to get it in your opinion?— opinion? there are two objectives _ opinion? there are two objectives behind - opinion? there are two - objectives behind secretary jenkins visit to central asia. the first one is to persuade the local leaders tojoin the first one is to

senator estate anthony blinken -- secretary of state antony blinken. >> i told the foreign minister whatnd so many others said last week at united minute -- knighted nations and so many g20 said today -- united nations, and so many of the g20 said today. and this war of aggression -- end this war of aggression. >> sergey lavrov held a meeting, his chinese counterpart joining him, russian officials say moscow and beijing have agreed to oppose western blackmail and threats, it has not been confirmed by china. that's you again to say. >> -- let's hear what he had to say. >> unfortunately the joint declaration could not be approved, the western colleagues as they did a year ago under the indonesian presidency, tried by all means to bring to the for the situation with ukraine. that they present under the guise of so-called russian a grandson -- aggression. >> we know that antony blinken met with sergey lavrov for 10 minutes on the side of the conference. >> we know what the americans essay was discussed. mr. lincoln said he raised three points -- blinken sd he raised three points. u.s. and it

. >> secretary of state antony blinken talked about china as the war in ukraine continues. the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for vladimir putin. his comments came as he highlighted this year's human rights report from the state department. >> today, president xi is meeting with president putin in russia. the united states welcomes any initiatives that advances adjust and durable peace. the first element calls for upholding sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries. the fundamental element of any plan for and the war in ukraine and producing a just and durable peace must be upholding the sovereignty of ukraine in accordance with the united nations charter. any plan that does not prioritize this is a stalling tactic at best or is seeking to facilitate an unjust outcome that is not constructive. calling for a cease-fire that does not include the removal of russian forces from ukrainian territory would be supporting the ratification of russian conquest. it would recognize russia's attempts to seize us of her neighbors territory by force. it

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secretary of state antony blinken spoke after a g20 conference in india. the secretary said during his meeting with russia's foreign minister, he urged russia to end their aggression in ukraine. this is about 20 minutes. the nuclear start treaty. this is about 20 minutes. >> good evening, everyone apologies for doing this so late , i hope i am not disrupting any dinner plans. we just finished a marathon day at the g20. we came together to focus on solving some of the most consequential problems impacting people in our nation and the world. let me begin by thunking -- let me begin by thinking -- let me begin by thanking india our host nation. voted in the united nations general assembly for our resolution that provides a just and lasting peace in accordance with the -- charter. and of course the hued united -- not a single member voted with russia to oppose that resolution. the chair states by india today read -- still -- exacerbating existing fragility's in the global economy, russia and china were the only two countries that made clear that they would not

secretary of state antony blinken and the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov.irst since the conflict in ukraine began more than a year ago. our senior international correspondent fred pleitgen is joining us from moscow right now. fred, secretary blinken initiated this meeting. how was it received? >> reporter: yeah, first of all, you're absolutely right. it was an extraordinary meeting, wolf. and i was in touch with the russian side, with a spokesman for russia's foreign ministry and she made exactly that point, saying it was the american side who initiated this meeting. and the russians are very keen to point out that this was an informal meeting, that this was not something that was preplanned and it really only happened on the sidelines of that g20 meeting. they also say it only took about ten minutes. however, it seems as though in those ten minutes, in that very short period of time, secretary of state blinken did make some very important points for the u.s. side. number one, pertaining to paul whelan, whom the u.s. of course says is wrongfully detained he

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secretary of state antony blinken warrant a cease fire on russian terms was acceptable. >> the worlduld not be fooled by any tactical move by russia supported by china or any other country to freeze the war on its own terms. such a move would violate the charter and delay, defy the will of 141 countries who have condemned russia's's war in the united nations general assembly. kasia: there is concerned china will supply arms to russia. it is a claim strongly denied by beijing. last month, antony blinken said chinese firms were already providing nonlethal support to russia and that beijing could change that to provide legal support. china's prime minister he spokesperson denied any plans to send weapons. >> china always upholds an objective position over the ukraine crisis. what we have done is promote peace talks. we will continue to play a constructive role in the political settlement. as for the remarks of so-called u.s. government sources, i would like to stress it is the united states not china, that provides weapons to the battlefield in ukraine. kasia: reaction from china. the f

lauren: antony blinken dismissed china's attempt to broker peace in ukraine. >> the world should notfooled by any tactical move by russia supported by china or any other country to freeze the war on its own terms. such a move would violate the charter and delay the will of 141 countries who have condemned russia's war in the united nations general assembly. one party to this conflict, ukraine, has already put forward a just peace forward. if china is committed to supporting and into the war based on the principles of the u.n. charter, it can engage with president zelenskyy and ukraine and use its influence to compel moscow to pull back its forces. lauren: ukraine's defense ministry says and exposure and in crimea has destroyed russian caliber crews muscles being transported by train close to the town of -- the russian installed head of the damaged a house and shop. 17 european union nations plus norway have agreed to procure jointly -- to help ukraine and replenish their own stockpiles. the e.u.-european defense ministry said a seven year project will cover multiple ammunition types

>> reporter: according to antony blinken, he did talk about u.s.e said has been wrongfully detailed by the russians and he said that there was serious proposal put out by the u.s. that russia should consider. he also spoke to lavrov about how the war should end. his words there were end this war of aggression. lavrov himself hasn't spoken about the face-to-face meeting with blinken on the sidelines of the foreign ministers stop here, but according to moscow, yes, there was a meeting but there was no real proposal there that came about. any sort of negotiation between the two sides. also moscow said that there was no talk on paul whelan and that is a lie. strong words coming out from moscow there. and also let me tell you in the last 36 hours here in new delhi, the faceoff between blinken and lavrov has cast a shadow on the g-20 talks that took place thursday here in new delhi. a war of words that continued into friday. and according to lavrov the west is obsessed with talking about ukraine which is impacting g-20 talks because there was no consensu

secretary of state antony blinken and his russian opposite, sergey lavrov, met for the first time sincehe war began. reporter: a gathering of leaders beset by division. as host of the g20 foreign ministers meeting, india was determined to focus attention beyond the war in ukraine. but despite their best efforts, the conflict quickly dominated the agenda. for the first time since the war began, the u.s. and russian top diplomats spoke face-to-face on the sidelines of the summit. >> i told the foreign minister what i and so many others said last week at the united nations, and what so many g20 foreign ministers said today. end this war of aggression. engage in meaningful diplomacy that can produce a just and durable peace. reporter: but the brief exchange did little to narrow the divide between them. instead, russian foreign minister sergei lavrov accused western nations of turning the g20 into a farce. after hours of negotiation, ministers from 20 of the world's wealthiest nations were unable to agree on a joint declaration. >> there were differences on the ukraine issue, which we could

secretary of state antony blinken never raised the issue of detained american paul whelan when he meteting, blinken said his release was one of the issues he raised with lavrov. said russia should end the war in ukraine, we have cnn standing by in hong kong, let's begin with new dehli. take us through the highlights and what, if anything, was accomplished. >> reporter: not really, from what i could see as of thursday and friday morning, the anti-u.s. rhetoric by lavrov and the anti-russia rhetoric by blinken hijacked the talk that is india was hosting in new dehli and appealing to the foreign ministers to keep that aside and they were unsuccessful to bring the west and russia closer in any way, you've spoken about the three points that blinken raised with lavrov according to him. he made the points in a press conference on thursday evening, local time, but lavrov and moscow have, in fact, moscow come out and denied there was any talk on the u.s. citizen called it a lie, strong words being used. according to the u.s. there was a ten-minute and meeting on the sidelines of the g20 talks

secretary of state antony blinken is on his way back to washington after a contentious g-20 foreign ministers meeting in new delhi. no joint communique came out. and moscow objected to language on the war in ukraine. blinken met briefly with lavrov on the sidelines, their first face-to-face in more than a year. >> lastly, i spoke briefly with russian's foreign minister lavrov on the margins of our g-20 meeting today. i urged russia to reverse its irresponsible decision and return to implementing the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty which places limits on the nuclear arsenals on the united states and russian federation. mutual compliance is in the interests of both our countries. >> blink en also said he raised the issue of detained paul wh whelan. the russian foreign ministry is calling that a lie saying whelan's name never came up. kristie lu stout is standing by, but let's go to new delhi first. so they can't even have a conversation informally on the sidelines without it blowing up afterwards. >> reporter: absolutely, max. you said it. and the interesting thought is that blinken came out thursday eve

secretary of state antony blinken delivered a straightforward message to his russian counterpart in their high stakes meeting. he also reiterated to china not to provide any weapons to russia in this war. and this war of aggression. it was a rare face-to-face meeting between secretary of state antony blinken and russian foreign minister sergey lavrov during the g 20 coeference in new delhi, india. virtually every country period. >> continues to bear the costs of russia's war of aggression. this is the first meeting between the 2 since the russian invasion of ukraine. blinken urged russia to reverse the decision to withdraw from the new start treaty which limits the number of long-range nuclear warheads that russia and the u.s. can possess. i told the foreign minister that no matter what else is happening in the world are in our relationship. united states will always be ready to engage and act on strategic arms control. and when it comes to ending the war in ukraine, the secretary of state says russia refuses to entertain peace talks. president putin, however. has demonstrated 0 interest

antony blinken warned against calls for ceasefire here in ukraine, saying that any ceasefire would onlyrearm. he said those calls were a cynical proposal. now, these remarks come as china has put forward a peace proposal calling for a ceasefire, a proposal that has been embraced by the russian president, vladimir putin, and has been dismissed by ukraine and its western allies. the us secretary of state again said the biden administration supports a ten—point peace initiative that has been put forward by the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky. this is a plan that includes a call for the complete withdrawal of russian forces from ukrainian territory, also the restoration of ukraine's territorial integrity and the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute russia's war crimes. here, the first challenger tanks that have been given by the uk have arrived in ukraine and also the 18 german leopard tanks. this as the ukrainians prepare for a much anticipated offensive to try to take back territory that's now under occupation. the terrorism threat level in northern ireland has been raised

. >>> the war in ukraine, and the first meeting between secretary of state antony blinken and hid russian counterpart since this war began. james longman in ukraine tonight, as we now learn what was said. >>> the news back here at home on george santos tonight. the new york congressman who admitted to lying, making up much of his life story what they're now doing in congress, as he comes under the microscope. jon karl is here. >>> the remarkable discovery. what's been found inside the greet pyramid of giza. >>> and america strong. he waited nearly six decades for this honor. our interview tonight with the black vietnam veteran set to receive the medal of honor. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. we have several breaking stories as we come on the air. the idaho murders, the discoery. the severe storms hitting. the tornado watch and the risk for straight-line winds. and that horrific flight over the u.s. the severe turbulence. but we are going to begin tonight with the alex murdaugh case, and at this hour, the jury is now deliberating, after six we

. >>> the war in ukraine, and the first meeting between secretary of state antony blinken and hid russian counterpart, sergei love love, since this war began. james longman in ukraine tonight, as we now learn what was said. >>> the news back here at home on george santos tonight. the new york congressman who admitted to lying, making up much of his life story. what they're now doing in congress as he comes under the microscope. jon karl is here. >>> the remarkable discovery. what's been found inside the great pyramid of giza, and you'll see it here tonight. >>> and america strong. he waited nearly six decades for this honor. our interview tonight with the black vietnam veteran set to receive the medal of honor. >>> good evening as we come to pbe air in the west tonight. and we do begin with the breaking news. a guilty verdict in the case that made national headlines. the jury finding alex murdaugh guilty in killing his wife maggie and son paul. the verdict just a short time ago. >> guilty verdict, signed by the forelady, 3/2/23. >> that was the scene in that south carolina courtroom. stan

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he huddled very briefly with us secretary of state antony blinken.ides have very clear, major differences. india can't bridge them necessarily, so this notion that india can convene these meetings, can play all sides, can make good with everyone, it's one thing for india to do that when it's not convening, but when it's convening these countries together, these kinds of differences come out into the open. so we may be in a situation where this year we'll see a lot more of that come to the fore as india hosts other meetings to convene the g20 group together, leading up to cop27. again, there are very big issues that india is trying to play a leadership role in, and rightly so. this is a good thing. we need leadership from other countries, we need countries in the global south to play a bigger role in major issues, areas of cooperation such as climate change. but again, when you have a world in which there is a war ongoing, when you have a world in which russia is a major player still in the global economy, and you add into that the fact that the us an

. >>> and also ahead secretary of state antony blinken meet briefly with his russian counterpart for the first time since the start of the ukraine war. good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this friday, march 3rd. i'm jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. we'll begin in south carolina where a jury has found disbarred lawyer alex murdaugh guilty of murdering his wife and son. >> the state versus richard alexander murdaugh defendant, indictment for murder fc code 16-3 verdict guilty. >> the jury of seven men and five women deliberated for less than three hours before unanimously finding the 54-year-old guilty. murdaugh was also convicted of two counts of weapons possession. the defense and prosecution addressed reporters outside the courtroom. >> we're very disappointed with the verdict. >> justice was done today. it doesn't matter who your family is. it doesn't matter how much money you have or people think you have or doesn't matter what you think, how prominent you are. if you do wrong, if you break the law, if you murder, then justice will be done in south

. >> todd: secretary of state antony blinken set to testify in front two of senate committees today.> ccp strengthens alliances with add our adversaries. >> we have never faced a threat with china and buttoned up with china makes it worse. >> the biden administration had no reason to target parents who protested at school board meetings. the report said the administration used counter-terrorism tools to go after moms and dads. >> this is a scary direction the left wants to take the country. >> i'm so thankful to all of you. >> tiktok ceo on a charm offense and a bid to save the app. before he appears at tomorrow's house hearing on privacy. >> there's a new report claims the app. is tracking data on 30 u.s. state government web sites. >> with speed. oh, agus ton senne. >> that got the crowd up on its feet as it should. ♪ close my eyes. >> and don't even care ♪ looking live at fire ireland as the sun comes up new york city area going for a daytime high of about 60. i was just looking up the weather. there is something about fire island that a lot of people don't realize. >> ainsley: ca

antony blinken there. _ and before we go, the white house hosted the cast of ted lasso today.on sudeikas and his castmates from the hit apple+ series to discuss mental health. it's a subject the show has addressed directly. in the most recent season, the lead character seeks out therapy to address anxiety and the collapse of his marriage. before the meeting, president biden tweeted a picture of a "believe" sign, taped to the entrance of the oval office — an homage to ted's office door in the tv series. i'm david willis. thank you for watching world news america. hello. there is no shortage of rain in our forecast for the week ahead, and that is thanks to something of an atmospheric conveyor belt. the jet stream racing across the atlantic. the strong winds high up in the atmosphere delivering bouts of cloud, outbreaks of persistent rain, some heavy, thundery showers, and also delivering us some pretty mild air. now, the rain is really going to pile up across western areas, over some hills in northwest england, wales, the southwest of england. you can see the bright colours here

the us secretary of state antony blinken has been holding talks in the kazakhstan capital astana with turkmenistan, tajikistan and uzbekistan. all five countries are former members of the soviet union until its collapse in 1991 and have followed a policy of strict neutrality since russia's invasion of ukraine. last week they all abstained in a key un vote demanding a russian withdrawal. kirill nurzhanov is associate professor of central asian studies at the australian national university. he explained what the us is looking to achieve from this visit. there are two objectives behind secretary blinkin's visit to central asia. the first one is to persuade the local leaders to persuade the local leaders tojoin the to persuade the local leaders to join the chorus of criticism against russia over the war in ukraine. the second objective is to make sure that the central asian republics do not help russia, circumnavigate the sanctions imposed by the west. there is a third objective that is understated but the powerful human rights lobby in the united states wanted antony blinken to raise con

earlier we heard from the us secretary antony blinken.old the foreign minister what i and so many others said last week at the united nations and what so many 620 foreign minister said today, and this war of aggression. engage in meaningful diplomacy that can produce injust and durable peace. strong words from antony blinken. russia had its own response. it's foreign minister held a meeting with his chinese counterpart and russian officials in moscow, beijing that are western black and threats. this hasn't been confirmed by china for that let's hear what he had to say. translation: unfortunately, the declaration on behalf of all 620 ministers could not be approved for the power western colleagues, just as they did a year ago on the indonesian presidency tried by all means using various rhetorical statements to bring to the for the situation around ukraine, which they of course present under the guise of so—called "russian aggression. ”. so—called "russian aggression. they met for about ten minutes on the sidelines of this meeting. our us

secretary of state antony blinken calling for the app to quote the ended in a separate hearing on thursday. is it a threat to the united states? security i believe that it is yes, and shouldn't a threat to united states security bandit should be ended 11 way or another in their different ways of doing that. the chairman of the senate intelligence committee, also hinting the us knows more about tiktok's risks than has been publicly revealed . one of the things that my legislation would do is required the intelligence community to declassify as much information as possible, so it's not don't just trust the government. so jake, the ceo of tiktok, clearly trying to convince lawmakers here that tiktok does not pose a national security threat to the united states because the parent company that owns tiktok bytedance does not have a lot of control over the use. and where the u. s data actually goes, because that data is being stored on american servers in texas, overseen by an american company, but the underlying theme of this entire hearing was lawmakers essentially telling him that they do not

secretary of state antony blinken has until today to turn over information about the withdrawal from or face subpoena. cory mills will tell us about this accountability. >> ashley: here is brian kilmeade. >> brian: the world is calmer with him in charge, talk about people upset, everybody in mississippi, georgia. severe storms causing states of emergency across the south. look at that, mississippi governor christopher reeves gives us an update and congressman brian steel is here and alvin bragg's investigation early as today or trump could be exonerated. and we sit down with our featured friend former n.f.l. player devon steel, plus piers morgan on his interview with benjamin netanyahu. shannon bream on the four big cases facing the former president of the united states and why isn't joe biden in equal amount of trouble, stuart varney on "fox and friends." i ask you during the show at some point, gradually get dressed. my ameriprise ad visor has helped me navigate uncertain times before, now is no different. with his advice, i'm confident i'm on track. the plan we created is for the

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. >> secretary of state antony blinken called out china for its meeting with russian president vladimir putin amid the war in ukraine. the secretary argued following the international criminal court entering -- issuing an arrest warrant. president xi gives moscow diplomatic crimes. he also highlighted the new human rights report. this is about 20 minutes. sec. blinken: today and throughout this week president xi is meeting with president putin in russia. the united states welcomes peace. the first element calls for upholding sovereignty and territory integrity. the fundamental plan in ukraine must be upholding sovereignty of ukraine, in accordance with the united nations. any plan that does not prioritize this critical principle is a stalling tactic at best or is seeking to facilitate an unjust outcome. calling for cease-fire that does not include removal of russian forces from ukrainian territory will effectively be supporting the ratification of russian conquest. it will recognize attempts to seize a sovereign nation's territory by force. and will enable russia to further mobilize in

secretary of state, antony blinken, warned that a ceasefire on russia's terms was unacceptable. any tactical move by russia, supported by china or any other country to freeze the war on its own terms. such a move would violate the un charter and delay — defy excuse me, the will of 1111 countries who have condemned russia's war in the united nations general assembly. there is concern in the west that china will supply arms to russia, following a "no limits" partnership agreed by the two counties. it's a claim strongly denied by beijing. but last month, antony blinken said chinese firms were already providing non—lethal support to russia, and that beijing could change that to provide lethal support. but china's foreign ministry spokesman wang wenbin denied any plan to send weapons. what we've done is to promote peace talks. we will continue to play a constructive role in the political settlement. as for the remarks of so called us government sources, i would like to stress that it is the united states, not china, that provides weapons to the battlefield in ukraine. isabel hilton i

amy: antony blinken has arrived in nigeria, becoming the first u.s. secretary of state to ever visit the former french colony. blinken's visit comes as the united states is openly vying with china and russia for influence across africa. niger has become a critical u.s. ally in the sahel region which has seen recent military coups in mali and burkina faso. in 2019, the u.s. opened a new drum base in the capital agadez. the u.s. also has about 800 military personnel in niger. the u.s. military presence in niger made headlines in 2017 when four u.s. special forces and five soldiers from niger were killed in an ambush. niger also remains one of the poorest nations in the world. in the united nations development program's most recent human development index, niger ranks 189th out of 191 countries, with only neighboring chad and nearby newly-formed and war-ravaged south sudan below it. 80% of niger lies within the sahara desert. life expectancy is only 60 years old and the mean education level for its 25 million citizens is only two years. secretary of state

. >> ashley: secretary of state antony blinken being subpoena for withholding a classified document on the biden administration's chaotic 2021 withdrawal from afghanistan. house foreign affairs chairman mike mccaul surfing for subpoena over u.s. diplomat surfing in afghanistan and rapid gains by the taliban with advice how to speed up the evacuation. congressman mccall said that it is a vital piece of information for the g.o.p.'s investigation. antony blinken say the policies hold up -- >> former president trump piling the decision to abandon the airbase has a key failure and te afghanistan withdrawal in u.s. national security. >> joe biden said to this country he would not leave a single american out. tony blinken testified last week there are 175 million americans and many are hostages. why did they keep that promise for so long? >> i want to move along because i could talk to you about this all day. just to finish -- >> it was the worst and most embarrassing decision in my opinion. i would have went out before them. it is so embarrassing. we had there would have gone out with streng

maria: secretary of state antony blinken questioned by lindsey graham about europe and what europeanries are doing in the face of putin's aggression. watch this. >> would you encourage our european allies to turn him over? >> i think anyone party to the court and has obligations should fulfill their obligations. maria: congressman, your thoughts? >> vladimir putin is a violent thug and war criminal and i don't think there's any question about that. i agree with senator graham's line of questioning. i mean, the icc has, you know, brought charges and wants to, you know, move forward. if vladimir putin does travel to countries that are party to the icc, then he should be arrested and i think the world has to speak with one voice here against vladimir putin's aggression. as i've said many times. my wife is from maldova, former satellite state, her family still lives there, 30 miles near ukraine border which is russian occupied. putin will move to maldova and other satellite countries and his conduct throughout this war is atrocious and we need to speak clearly with one voice in rejecting

. >> todd: secretary antony blinken to testify between two senate committees today as xi jinping and putin with the chinese president and putin to beijing. you are watching "fox & friends first" on a wednesday morning i'm todd piro. >> ashley: ashley strohmier and for carley shimkus. where the u.s. relationship stands with china and the ccp strengthens its alliances with our adversaries. >> president xi has only left twice since the pandemic and both times revolved around putin, russia. the other time was north korea and iran. that is a very, very concerning future. for those who study history, it seems a little like the 1930s and the excess of power. speed to mark meredith in washington with more, good morning, mark. >> ashley, todd good morning to appear at the last of president xi high-profile trip to moscow. the two trips response and putin said chinese peace proposal for ukraine may have merit while the critics call it a one-sided deal. the russian leaders have signed two agreements with china, affirming the partner and the other a promise to expand economic ties. as for ukraine

. ♪ ♪ >> ashley: secretary of state antony blinken served a subpoena today for refusing to turn overments on chaotic withdrawal with u.s. forces from afghanistan. watch. >> i care about the veterans and gold star mothers, andrews had his arm pulled off of his leg. we had the suicide bomber in his height and not given permission to engage peer that is what i care about and if they don't deliver by closing business i will serve that subpoena. >> ashley: last week antony blinken claimed internal policies keeping him from the requested documents. an explanation congressman mccaul is not -- cory mills will join us next hour on g.o.p. efforts to get the truth about the afghanistan withdrawal that killed 13 u.s. service members. now to the border crisis, house republicans that to hold their first hearing on the surge at the northern border. >> todd: my granite counters on the u.s. border have skyrocketed 846%, overwhelming states and communities in the north. a commissioner of new hampshire safety and testifying tomorrow's hearing but joins us here first. thank you for being here. during my

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publicly, antony blinken, president biden have maintained mostly silence on this subject after, initiallywhen blinken had raised the issue with his indian counterpart, subrahmanyam jaishankar. but jaishankar basically rebuffed blinken at the time. and, subsequently, the u.s. has not publicly upgraded or rebuked india. amna: elizabeth, what about from the chinese perspective? how do they explain the increase in oil imports? elizabeth: they have been increasing their imports from russia steadily over time. and prior to the war, they accounted for about 17% -- russian oil accounted for 17% of chinese imports. and now it's about 20%. so, for china, they see it as a matter of energy security, that russia is a close supply of oil. and this oil, some of it has been going to chinese serves. i think china is concerned about supply chains, and wants to make sure it has ough reserves of oil. amna: that purchase has certainly increased tensions between the u.s. and china, though. then we had the spy balloon incident, of course. and now we have u.s.fficials, warning chinese officials against providing

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antony blinken is testifying before two senate committees. subject is about the budget but they will ask the secretary anything they want. back to you. >> dana: as they do. great to have you. let's bring in former secretary of state mike pompeo. let me show you something that xi said to putin yesterday. there is a change coming that hasn't happened in 100 years. when we are together, we are driving this change. they often speak in riddles. what do you take from it? >> good morning, dana. great to be with you. they often speak in riddles but this is no riddle. to hear the white house place this down as if it's unimportant is a strategic mistake. it may be a shotgun wedding but they are still married. at least for today the chinese communist party is providing lethal assistance to ukraine almost certainly. china is getting energy at a discount price. the chinese are getting a 15 to 20% discount on each barrel of oil allowing them to continue to dump their products here in america. the biden administration allowed the chinese and russians to com

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the point is every once in a while antony blinken will say something about china.s the policies necessary for the urgency of the situation. for instance the administration will talk about fentanyl. the state department talked about fentanyl last week but did not mention china. how can you talk about this deadly drug disease the communist party is behind? they have this totally surveillance, ashley and the fentanyl gangs could not operate without the backing, full backing of the communist party. the administration still has a china problem. it is not willing to confront in the way it should. >> todd: meeting with china at the g20 and how much does that worry you that we are not having open lines of communication? we have heard multiple times they are not returning their calls, but how much does that where you? >> actually don't want to talk to the chinese right now because we have visited all that we should not backing them up at the point is we look desperate when we try to establish these lines of communication with beijing. the cycle is well known. beijing does s

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secretary of state antony blinken delivered a straightforward message to the russian foreign minister. >> end this war of aggression. engage in meaningful diplomacy that can produce a just and durable peace. >> reporter: this is the first meeting between the two since the russian invasion of ukraine for its war effort. >> we have ve seen that proposition being considered. what i shared with him again with that this would be a serious problem for us and our relationship with china. >> reporter: as a sign of just how far relations between russia and the u.s. have declined, last week russian president vladimir putin announced russia would withdraw from the last nuclear arms treaty between the two countries. >> i told the foreign minister that, no matter what else is happening, the united states will always be ready to engage and act on strategic arms control. just as the united states and soviet union did even at the height of the cold war. >> reporter: he also implored russia to release a former marine accused of spying who has been in captivity since 2018. the german chancellor also re

secretary of state antony blinken called out china for its meeting with russian president vladimir putin amid the war in ukraine. the secretary argued that following the international criminal court issuing an arrest warrant for president putin, president xi's trip to russia gives moscow diplomatic cover for the alleged atrocities and crimes in ukraine. secretary of state blinken also highlighted the new human rights report. this is about 20 minutes. sec. blinken: well, good morning everyone. let me just start with some very good news this morning, and that is the release of jeffrey woodke after more than six years in captivity. i want to thank the government of niger where i was just last week for its important assistance in bringing him home. i also went to think our team starting with special envoy roger carsons. all of those who have been working at the department to bring him home, tireless efforts, and i'm very pleased we are now seeing that come to fruition today. as you know, i have no higher priority or focus than bringing home any unjustly detained american wherever that is in

>> martha: i thought antony blinken should resign. i thought that after the botched afghanistan withdrawal. the way that american allies were left to die and fend for themselves in that country. to your point, which i think is really important point, americans are not risk in places where their authoritarian governments like russia. when you do those toward oaks waltz, you put a higher bounty on american heads and it is absolutely acceptable that regimes like this are holding american journalists hostage and we have to know forcefully with this leadership that there's competence and confidence that they have the resolve to do what it takes to kick those diplomats out of this country, surely a sign of strength here and stand up for journalist. they cannot be compromised. they cannot be detained. it's totally acceptable. russia is the anna del v of international community. they are trying to seem rich. it's hous a house of cards. people in russia may not hear that story but they are living in an suffering. >> kayleigh: days after a tran

. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> trace: secretary of state antony blinken is expected to be served with a subpoena.ring in congressman who was actually involved in rescue missions in afghanistan. republican representative cory mills. it is great to have you on. thank you for coming. truly enjoyable op-ed. you think it is time for the government to be held accountable for the botched withdrawal from afghanistan. what is specifically, sir, are you pointing to? >> well, thanks so much for having me back on, trace. firstly, i think the american people are looking for transparency and accountability when it comes to this botched withdrawal and i think that really starts at secretary blinken. you know? we have asked for the dissent cables and representative mccall, the chairman of the foreign affairs committee has explained possible terms that these dissent cables are very clear to understanding what it was that these 23 diplomats in around june. of her to incidents occurring had an issue with from a state department policy perspective and what was not adhered to? the fact that antony blinken has yet to