blinken: good morning everyone. it is a pleasure to welcome the nato secretary general jens stoltenberg a friend and colleague to the city and to washington. we have seen each other quite a bit over the last 15 months. mostly in brussels. we did a calculation, it turns out i spent more time in brussels and any other city other than washington dc. that is a coincidence. it's because nato is there, our friends of the european union as well. but it has been a center of our engagement, a center of our activity, and that has been made all the better by the exceptional partnership we have had with secretary-general stolt enberg. indeed, around the world in being grateful to the secretary-general for his strong and steady leadership during such a consequential period for the alliance and for the world. we are very, very glad he agreed to extend his tenure, their next fall. -- through next fall. today was the opportunity to touch base on the nato summit which will take place in madrid in a few weeks. there, the alliance wil

blinken: thank you. with the taliban takeover, two things happened at the same time. one of those was a council resolution, sending out expectations of the community in afghanistan. those included, among other things, and expectation that it would continue to provide freedom of travel so people could leave the country. it would not count as terrorism, emanating from afghanistan, and it would take steps to deal with it. and that it would uphold the rights, the basic human rights of its people including women , and girls. what we have seen in recent months has been a serious reversal on women and girls in particular. we've seen the lack of access to education for girls above the six grade, we have seen various requirements, including the imposition of wearing a veil on women, and penalizing their husbands or fathers if they fail to do so. we have seen other restrictions on the ability to get an education, to work, to engage in society, including even commentators on television. so, all of this goes directl

blinken: good to be with you, judy. thank you. judy: if congress and the president approve a bipartisan agreement on guns and school safety, it would provide new resources try to prevent school shootings, like the massacre in uvalde, and would likely mean new money for mental health care, violence prevention, and more training for educators. many educators want to see more action. stephanie sy picks up the conversation from there. sthanie: judy, teachers from around the country told our team of producers they have long been frustrated with the larger public response to shootings and school safety. and many have been particularly angry about the way this has played out in washington and state capitals. tragically, the shooting in uvalde reinforced and exacerbated many of these concerns. trina: i have been teaching now for 27 years, and i have never had such a stressful time teaching as i have now. jean: in the era of school shootings, every day is a nervous wreck sometimes. sarah: prior to the shooting at my school, it was always t

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blinken also stated that strategically putin has already driven defeat in the war with ukraine souveniraine is a sovereign and independent ukraine, according to him, it will exist much longer than the actual russian ruler, while blinken expressed his belief that the nato countries during the summit in madrid, which should begin in a few days, will demonstrate great unity and great silu. let's talk about it further with us on the connection of john edward herbs - this is american diplomats, the fifth extraordinary plenipotentiary for the united states in ukraine. ukraine is of course the nato summit because important decisions can be taken that will help us win faster, what decisions are these, what are you waiting for ? it is always late and not so advanced, and he appreciates such advanced equipment, who asks for it, and i am sure that we will send you more about you, and i will sell celery, that’s 85 km. 50 km even 300 km and we know that now the americans or allies are sending in ukraine a-a anti-ship missile is very much for you with a few chokes now we are doing thank god and we ne

. >> secretary of state anthony blinken delivered remarks on the annual release of the state department's international religious freedom report. it analyzed the government's policies for more than 200 countries to assess religious oppression and violence. >> good morning, everyone. today, the state department is releasing the 2021 international religious freedom report. this report offers a thorough fact based review of the state of religious freedom in nearly 200 countries and territories around the world. we have produced this document every year since 1998. starting under the leadership of that secretary albright, his life and legacy, we continue to celebrate. back then, the office of international religious freedom which leads its own process of after work was the only the --[indiscernible] i'd like to thank you for your leadership. [indiscernible] -- conduct the findings of the department's report. [indiscernible] faith leaders, religious organizations, and others who share their perspectives. [indiscernible] every day in every part of the world. [no audio] -- nations are stronger i

blinken: those are great questions because they go together. when it comes to the ukraine, from my perspective, we cannot and will not be less ukrainian than ukrainians or more ukrainian the greens. where this ends up really needs to be a decision that is most important. broadly speaking, and this goes to the second part of your question, here is what we see principles to guidance as we work through this. first, whatever happens, we want to make sure that we end up with a ukraine that is independent, sovereign, and has the capacity to defend itself and ideally deter any future aggression from russia or anyone else. that is one. second, russia should have a lesser ability to repeat this exercise in the future. some of the measures we have taken, including export controls, which are having a significant back. on the russian ability to modernize the defense sector, those will have an impact over time. they will get a little less likely in the future as well as the training ability to respond to something we can do something about, going forward. t

well, there was also a message and blinken was addressing the russian audience .e usa is interested in the war lasting a long time in order to weaken russia. and blinken, clearly understanding that there are such conversations, that there are such accusations, said that nothing, the united states is correct that this war, the russian war against ukraine, should end as soon as possible, but the ukrainians were promised huge support, in particular, with weapons, so that ukraine could win. colleagues, let's talk about the ukrainian grain expert, you and i talked a lot about it, what is the latest news about this from america, from the latest news, there is an appeal, or rather an interview president biden, he spent today in delaware and traditionally before getting on the plane, before getting off the plane there is an opportunity for the press accompanying him, usually 10-12 reporters, to ask the head something states well, you know the topic of ukrainian grain is currently in the top, that is, journalists are constantly asking about it, and when biden was asked now

antony blinken talks about the biden administration's international foreign policy. adiscusss the russian invasion of ukraine. this virtual meeting with the secretary comes as the magazine marks its 100th afternoon. >> good afternoon, i'm dan kurtz-phelan, the editor of foreign affairs. i'm thrilled to invite you to a series of things we're doing to celebrate our birthday. i can't think of a more interesting time in recent history tock having this conversation or to be in this position. we have rescheduled this event several times. the first was for january 24th and we all know what happened that day and the second time the secretary was involved with ukraine. wanted to get started so no foreign affair occurs before we get started. mr. secretary, thank you for doing this, especially at such an intense moment in history. >> dan, thank you very much. thank you for bringing this together for this conversation. thank you for convening this. i is great to meet virtually with everyone. the council and all o the readers of foreign affair economy includes myself in. in fact,

secretary of state antony bli blinken. appreciate it.the uk who are here, as well as other world leaders from belgium to mexico to chile have expressed concern about what the u.s. supreme court did on friday, reversing roe versus wade. they say it sends the wrong signal globally. what signal does it sound? >> i'm not commenting on supreme court decisions, getting into u.s. policy. this is one occasion where i did because so many questions being asked around the world, questions being asked about our workforce. i put out a statement saying we're going to advance, access to reproductive health services for women and girls around the world and at the same time, make it clear to our own employees that consistent with the law, we will do everything we can to make sure they have access as well, no matter where they live. >> including if, as many businesses are saying they're going to do, paying for their travel to states where they can get abortions if they want one? >> we're looking into whatever we can do consistent with the law to make sure

i would like to thank president biden, vice president harris, secretary blinken, for leading the u.s. global efforts to defend and advance human rights, including international religious freedom for all people everywhere. and i'm grateful to our colleagues in governments and to thousands of civil society partners in the u.s. and around the globe, partners from all political and faith backgrounds. who are instrumental in developing the report. religious freedom is a critical part of the american story. our nation was founded centuries ago by individuals fleeing religious persecution. it is natural then that freedom of religion was enshrined in america's founding documents, including the first amendment to our constitution and our bill of rights. freedom of religion is also a universal right enshrined in several international instruments and covenants, including in the universal declaration of human rights. earlier today, we transmitted this year's 2000 plus page report on international religious freedom to congress, and i would like to thank bob b., his editing team, and our colleagues

they expressed confidence yesterday, blinken and stoltenberg did, that that will happen.resident biden is going try to bring that across the finish line beginning with this meeting today. >> john harwood at the white house, thanks so much. >>> they are on the ground in ukraine. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy now says 20% of the country is under russian control and we've learned russia is on the verge of potentially capturing a key eastern city, even as ukrainian troops try to mount counter attacks to stop them. ukrainians's first lady said even if they agreed to give up some territory it would not end russian aggression >> translator: we are not prepared to concede our freedom and territory. one cannot lose part of one's territory and relax. our aggressor will not stop at parts of our territory because they will not cease until they destroy us completely. >> matthew chance is live in kyiv. you have a lot of preaching sometimes coming from this direction towards ukraine saying what they should give up and how much and when to bring along a cease fire. you speak to

in times like these, it seemed appropriate that the secretary of state antony blinken would deliver a major policy address, which he did late last month. except he chose to give the talk on china. the speech itself contained nothing new. it was slightly more nuanced than the usual chest thumping for strategy these days. the real surprise was in the middle of the first major land war in europe since 1945 with monumental consequences, blinken would not lay out the strategy for victory, but instead, changed the subject. washington's foreign policy establishment is so wrapped up in its pre-crisis thinking, it cannot really digest the fact that the ground has shifted seismically under its feet. blinken declared that despite its aggression in ukraine, russia does not pose the greatest threat to the rules-based international order, instead, giving that place to china. as zackary suggests, this requires a willful blindness to two decades of russian aggression. russia has invaded georgia and ukraine, and effectively annexed parts of those countries. it brutally unleashed its air power in syria

speaking at a news conference alongside the nato secretary-general, the secretary of state antony blinken said this is the right step for ukraine. sec. blinken: this morning, president biden announced a package to arm ukraine with advanced weaponry, precisely what they need to defend themselves against russian aggression. that includes rocket systems so they can strike targets on the battlefield in ukraine from longer distances. mark: the secretary of state also said we are looking at "many months of conflict between russia and ukraine." the u.s. and taiwan have unveiled a fresh blueprint to deepen their trade relationship. the nations are focused on ending forced labor at harmful policies and practices. the u.s. trade officials say the first meeting will likely be held later this month in washington. hong kong is bringing back one of its toughest covid zero measures, forcing patients with mild infections to quarantine in a centralized location to tame spread. since february, most mildly ill patients have been ordered to stay at home. an outbreak spiraled into the world's deadliest varian

be discussed, and we will add that the secretary of state of the united states of america, anthony blinkend that nato allies are working closely to hold russia accountable for it did not provoke the war , we will talk about it in detail with our next guest with us on direct communication boris pinku with the head of the district branch of the republican parties in the 45th district of the assembly of the state of new york, and boris, we congratulate you. hello, as always , we talk about pants, three, june 15, we already know the date of the event - this is it. please tell me what you expect from this meeting, because rammstein is continuing . it is important to pay attention to how beautiful this word sounds in english, how powerful the appeal of the president and zelenskyi to western countries, in particular, every one of the western countries and every legislative body, especially you челяющий был его выступление обращение к конгресу нашего когда от что Господ . to us , who protects not only his land, but also you, europe and america. together, it worked, and rammstein, fortunately, is e

all of those issues and more are in the portfolio for antony blinken. i spoke with him earlier today. >> thank you for joining us. let's start with ukraine. we know that they are now being massively outgunned by the russian. they say their weapons are not being replaced quickly enough or adequately. they don't have close to the amount of weapons or ammunition. does this mean the tide has turned in russia's favor? christ we are seeing a very intense fight in the dundas. -- >> we are seeing very intense fighting in the donbas. there is a very intense ever that is ongoing as we speak to make sure the ukrainians are getting what they need. it will not be linear. there are significant casualties on both sides. there is a significantly coordinated effort being undeaken to make sure that ukrainians get what they need when they needed. this is likely to go on for some time. this is what we are seeing on the ground but there is a big difference. ukrainians are fighting for their country. they are fighting for their future and their freedom. it is unclear what th

to ukraine, this was announced by the secretary of state of the united states of america, anthony blinken according to him, this assistance is designed to ensure the victory of ukraine on the battlefield and strengthen our position at the negotiating table when putin decided to launch an unjustified invasion against its neighbor he intended to divide the united states its allies and partners nevertheless we are stronger and more united than ever the kremlin thought it would undermine or even will overthrow the ukrainian government, but president zelenskyi and the ukrainian government are strong, we imposed powerful sanctions against russia, deployed nato deterrence and defense on the eastern flank and provided a historic level of military and other assistance to ukraine as it courageously defended its territory and freedom anthony blinken - us secretary of state at the same time in the ministry of defense ukrainians emphasize that the western partners have so far transferred only about 10% of the weapons that kyiv is asking to provide in order to create parity with the russian army, the l

blinken said the u.s.eceived assurances from ukraine that these weapons as will not shoot into russia. his words were that there was a strong trust on between ukraine and the united states. those words of assurance, not enough to appease the russian government, hearing from russia's foreign minister that russia still sees this as a direct provocation. lauren: thank you very much. russian forces have fought their way into the center of the eastern ukrainian city of severodonetsk after weeks of fierce fighting with ukrainian troops. it is the last major ukrainian stronghold in the enhanced region and it is under 70% russian control. an estimated 15,000 civilians remain in the city. some, sheltering from russian airstrikes in the chemical plant. ukraine is bolstering its forces in the country's east where it is fighting pressure on multiple fronts. moscow has focused its defense on the eastern donbass region after failing to advance on kyiv and other western regions. the sound of artillery has been ringing ou

modules, 6,000 anti-tank weapons, mobile artillery rocket systems, himers and ammunition for them blinkenthat the united states and allies, quote, will be with ukraine as long as necessary, in addition, great britain confirmed that it will provide ukraine with long-range multiple-launch missile systems m-270, the minister of defense of the country, ben wallace said that this step was closely coordinated with the decision of the united states to provide ukraine with the himers system. well, the day before, german chancellor olaf scholz promised to provide ukraine with a modern air defense system. scholz also said that germany will supply the country with 12 of the most modern self-propelled howitzers in the world in close cooperation with by the dutch. this was a quote. having received all these weapons , what goal can ukraine achieve? of the armed forces of ukraine, my congratulations to you, if you have this list of weapons, which in particular i just listed, ukraine will receive in the next package of military aid from the united states, there are actually a lot of new names, mq-1 drone

amy: blinken was questioned by journalist abby martin.following blinken's remarks, the biden administration said on thursday that israel should lead the investigation into abu akleh's killing. the u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin has met with china's minister of national defense. their pair had a brief meeting scheduled on the sidelines of the shangri-la dialogue, a gathering of world leaders and military officials in singapore. the meeting comes amid tensions between the u.s. and china over taiwan and north korea, and as the biden administration presses ahead with plans to arm australia with nuclear-powered submarines. the united nations' nuclear watchdog warns iran has begun removing surveillance cameras from nuclear sites, setting back efforts to revive the 2015 iran nuclear deal. rafael grossi, the head of the international atomic energy agency, saidhursday thmove coulleave inspectors unable to detect whether iran is producing weapons-grade uraniu >> what we are seeing is because of the decision that has been announced is a decreas

the united states will continue to do everything so that the ukrainians repel the aggressor - said blinkenfense system in ukraine should be enshrined in nato's strategy, defense minister oleksiy reznikov wrote about it on his facebook page, according to him, the russian missile attacks carried out from the territory of russia or belarus from the waters of the caspian and black seas are a strategic challenge for the security of the whole of europe a strategic challenge for the security of the whole of europe a long-term response equally obvious are the conditions of the dialogue on the restoration of relations with russia, the report should be the demilitarization of at least the european part of the state- the terrorist depth and parameters of militarization should be determined by specialists oleksiy reznikov defense ministers of ukraine strengthening military aid to ukraine discussed the president of ukraine volodymyr zelenskyi with the prime minister of canada justin trudeau during the telephone conversation of politicians with coordinated positions before the summits of the g7 and nato

and secretary of state antony blinken is defending the system to send those rocket systems.mlin says it adds fuel to the fire but blinken says it is for defense. >> specifically with regard to weapon systems being provided, the ukrainians have given us assurances that they will not use these systems against targets on russian territory. >> nato secretary-general will meet with u.s. president joe biden today. antony blinken says he wants a diplomatic solution but western allies wants to make sure russia feels as much pressure as possible to end its aggression. >>> i'm max foster and we have much more coverage of the platinum jubilee celebrations ahead. before we go, we leave you with some history about her majesty. in her 70 years on the throne, a total of 14 u.s. presidents have been in office during her reign. harry truman was president of the united states when the queen ascended to the throne in 1952. she has personally met with all of them except one and that was president lyndon b. johnson. do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your po

missile systems that will allow hitting key targets on the battlefield from longer distances anthony blinken - us secretary of state and head office of the president of ukraine andriy yarmak, he revealed the details and said that the new package of military aid for our country includes rocket launcher systems, let mars supply these helicopter systems, 18 javelin missiles, tactical vehicles, radar stations and other ammunition, and andriy zagorodniuk is in touch with you. the head of the board of the center for defense strategies and the minister of defense of ukraine 19-20 years old in the evening good, our greetings and already good night yes, mr. andriy, we discussed the popular four systems of salvo of fire they don't seem to do it in critical weather hmm what do you say and where can they be applied so that it is noticeable that they have been applied by a batch of er to it, so it is necessary to relate to the question how many of them will er in the main supply how do we know this package, the first one announced today is part of 40 billion, of which about half will be used for military

i know that the secretary of state, tony blinken, he just spoke to this a few moments ago. been coming from the kremlin. a clear red line that the kremlin had made clear it was placing with regard to the range of the multiple launch rocket systems that ukraine has desperately been pleading for some several days. because it has seen all along the line from which i'm speaking to now, separates russian-held ukraine from the rest of the country, russian positions are about 30 miles down the dnipro river where i am now, they've been desperately pleading for these long range weapons systems because they feel the tide of the war is turning against them. the town of donetsk to the north of where i'm standing are falling even as we speak. we heard the confirmation from secretary blinken that what they're sending here are the kind of range missiles that can hit targets within 49 miles and nothing more, and that is crucial because it means that they cannot be directed towards those parts of russia that are within the borders of russia itself and that's something that antony blinken sp

for of ukraine and it is 700 million dollars, this was announced by us secretary of state anthony blinken ukraine additional capabilities and advanced weapons are exactly what ukrainians need now to defend themselves from ongoing russian aggression, this includes more advanced missile systems that will allow hitting key targets on the battlefield from longer distances anthony blinken - the us secretary of state has already detailed the words of the head of the us foreign policy department under the leadership of the president andriy yarmak of ukraine, announcing that the new package of military aid for ukraine includes rocket salvo systems of haimarst as well as ammunition and not only for them but and to the artillery of which ukraine previously received, in addition to this, mi-17 helicopters, javelin missiles and launchers for this, for this anti-tank weapon, as well as radar stations, tactical vehicles and other ammunition, we will talk about it further with us on the link valentin glykh, political analyst word idle valentina good night, greetings. good evening. good evening. if we ar

c-span, your unfiltered view of government. >> secretary of state anthony blinken delivered remarks on the annual release of the state department's international religious freedom report. it analyzed the government's policies for more than 200 countries to assess religious oppression and violence.

on russia, the restrictions will bite harder and promised the russians harder, secretary of state blinkenive at the meeting place, of course, the owner himself is a catch-scholz. after landing at the munich airport, the chancellor transferred to the helicopter the castle, elmau, which is 100 km away from the capital of bavaria, the highest german peak of the souk , but the mountain from the shoulders of the germans after the summit will definitely not fall about this fellow citizens. i warned myself sholtsy, ilman is located in the mountains. of course, we won’t move mountains there, but we can make important decisions that are useful for all of us, many things. the food we buy has become more expensive, but especially energy prices have risen after the owner himself, french president immanuel macron arrived , and his wife was met by the bavarian premier markus zorder. the solemn meeting with the orchestra, despite the late arrival time, was waiting for jumaiden and the american president arrives in munich rested and is clearly in no hurry to the hotel. numerous protesters in munich, abou

us secretary of state blinken calls pinner enemy and donkey with legitimate combatants and expresses concern, but this is where the diplomatic language ends, we call on russia and its puppets to respect international humanitarian law, including the rights and protection afforded to prisoners of war by ordinary prisoners of war. yes, protect international law. lawyers say that captured mercenaries are not combatants, humanitarian norms are not applicable to them, our ministry of defense warned, let me remind you that, in accordance with international humanitarian law , mercenaries are not combatants and it is best that they expects. this is a criminal liability. western. the media is now bringing up the biographies of ibragimo pinner and oslin, focusing on statements from relatives who are asking governments to help release the convicts who, they say, legally joined the ukrainian army. what is this about? now the western world is trumpeting that they are supposedly impotent, allegedly they were accepted under a contract. the armed forces of ukraine, this is just it . in including admi

merrick garland and secretary of state antony blinken. why they trying this again?dministration learn nothing the first time around? let's meet tonight party panel from the adjacent red show, it is jason. fox news political analyst, one of my favorite of all time, juan williams and independent women's forum senior policy analyst, inez stepman. so jason, i don't know why they are giving her another job. i learned in fourth grade you're not supposed to start a new task unless you finish the old one. what does this say about how the administration feels about the vice president? >> they must hate her if they are going to put her in this role. perhaps it's one of those times where we are supposed to kind of dismiss board, we know she's incompetent and going to fail. we look at the border, this might be more disinformation. maybe because of all of us will assume the worst, we are not going to pay as close attention as we otherwise would, that would be a mistake, they are clearly legal implications here, constitutional considerations if we are going to come up with some b

the fact is, i echo the words of secretary blinken that said we have to compete with china, but this is an area where we can cooperate. we are working very closely. i have regular conversation with ambassador burns, our lead diplomat in beijing, this is very high on his list of priorities. we are very specific asks of china to contain these precursor shipments to make sure they are following the international norms of shipping and labeling, and we are cooperating on these dual use chemicals coming to mexico and the united states. it is important that we continue to hold them accountable as a global leader. if that is what they want to be, they have to take a lead on these issues. with mexico, we have invested over the years a lot of resources as well as a lot of other aspects of expertise with mexico. similar to, it is a shared responsibility with the mexican government. it is important that the amount of resources as well as energy we have spent both in gun trafficking and cash flow and other aspects, that we continue to have dialogue, how we can have the same level of cooperation a

the secondary of plate blinken and secondary gina raimondo from the u.s. will attend. topics will include cutting- edge technology such as semiconductors and climate change. the japanese government is keen to step up economic cooperation with the u.s. in part effort to create a free indo asian economic. >>> women must make up at least 40% of nonexecutive board members or 33% of all board members. when two candidates of different sexes are equally qualified, companies will have to choose the underrepresented candidate. >> the agreement was reached between the eu council and the european parliament on tuesday. it is expected to be enacted after being approved by the council and others. the eu has set gender equality as its goal, including closing the wage gap. women hold about 20% of the cabinet positions in france and just 8% in cyprus. the eu president said that diversity is not only a matter of fairness but also drives growth a innovation. >>> a ward in tokyo conduct its first survey of the of the modern society has bedelved japan. one local government is looking for

secretary blinken, two questions. _ much. secretary blinken, two questions, with— much.sia and do you believe that _ minimise escalation with russia and do you believe that there _ minimise escalation with russia and do you believe that there is - minimise escalation with russia and do you believe that there is an - do you believe that there is an understanding _ do you believe that there is an understanding in— do you believe that there is an understanding in moscow- do you believe that there is anl understanding in moscow about do you believe that there is an - understanding in moscow about the nuance _ understanding in moscow about the nuance that — understanding in moscow about the nuance that the _ understanding in moscow about the nuance that the us _ understanding in moscow about the nuance that the us is _ understanding in moscow about the nuance that the us is trying - understanding in moscow about the nuance that the us is trying to - nuance that the us is trying to achieve — nuance that the us is trying to achieve with _ nuance that the us is trying to achieve

announcer: secretary antony blinken delivered remarks on the annual release of the state department's international religious freedom report. it analyzed the government's policies for more than 200 countries to assess religious oppression and violence. policies in more than 200 countries to assess oppression and violence.

caller: yes, i would like to say that i would like to see anthony blinken in office. i think he has made a very excellent secretary of state, and he has a background. i also like elizabeth warren, but people seem to want someone in office who is attractive to them, and just someone they could have a beer with or something, someone who is actually dedicated and looks to the details is the person i would like to see running this country, not someone i would like to just have as a friend. host: as far as the current president, do you think you should make another run? caller: i would prefer that he doesn't. however, i don't think it is a good idea for him to say right now, that he is not running. i think that makes him a president who doesn't have much influence. host: why do you think it is not a good idea for him to make another run? caller: i think that he is a little older, but i know it is difficult to get someone in office who isn't that well known. i know antony blinken is not that well known even though he is the secretary of state. most people don't know he is t

secretary of state antony blinken says over the weekend that he has no higher priority than to bringcan detainees home. of course one piece of hope was the release in april of trevor reed, another american being held in moscow. but the news today doesn't bode particularly well for brittney griner. she will now face trial starting friday, kate, in a moscow courtroom. >> thank you very much for that update. joining me for more, sports columnist for usa today. we have a trial date set to start this friday. you have been speaking to sources about this nightmare for her. what do you think this could mean? >> this is part of the process, kate, unfortunately. so sad in all ways and certainly not what we expect as americans. yet here she is and here we are. my understanding from talking to sources is that conversations are going on behind the scenes, negotiations going on behind the scenes. there's real hope that they will be able to get her out, and this trial may well be a sham, whatever the allegations are, whatever the truth is we may never know. but this trial, kate, is part of the proc

we will support his decision blinken speaks of significant coordinated efforts by the west to ensure that the ukrainian army gets everything it needs efforts will continue the secretary of state stressed in other words, kiev will continue to pump up weapons, the words of the chief american diplomat are confirmed in the ministry of defense. of which we can be certain today. so it is that there will be such a country called ukraine, it will be a sovereign country and this country will have it. they will be the moth who will have to protect it, and therefore, looking ahead, we think what means the ukrainians need to protect in the long term today, the american side announced the next package of military assistance for ukraine for about a billion dollars for kiev they will buy artillery and anti-ship missiles, the costs fall on the shoulders of american taxpayers, whom biden warned in the winter for freedom, they need to pay now, breaking into a cry, asking the indignant to be silent. i don't want to hear any more of those lies, the waste of money. we are changing people's lives in a kno

well, what worries americans now most of all blinken made an official statement, it turns out the russiansre stealing ukrainian grain and want to sell it to africa, and already 16 african states have received an official message from the state department that they should not buy under any circumstances. this is grain. moreover, the famine is still strange, because it is ukrainian grain stolen by russians. imagine what we are talking about dirty russian gas. this is from the same series, we are dealing absolutely with non-humans who absolutely do not care about africa and they will fight against us to the end for everything, so our right cause will be our victory. we pass the word news and back to the big game studio at 16:50. do not miss. hello time news on the first, we will tell you about the most important events right now. measures to support citizens and the economy discussed at a meeting today the president's meeting was held via videoconference. vladimir putin drew attention to the problems that we are currently facing, domestic manufacturers and suppliers, and demanded that we resp

andrew toynbee democracy promotion toolkit for usa, secretary blinken.nd we have a really fresh and i think cutting-edge toolbox now. again we can talk about it. but that is going to be when any of those tools are employed protecting journalists who are uncovering corruption in the countries they are in. any of these tools that are meant to be responsive of this a moment. it would be really hard to be effective with all of that if we are in a world where countries question whether the united states the peaceful transition of power. when you, i, secretary blinken or anyone goes to another country after an election and say to the income but you lost, you've got to respect the results. that is going to be heard by the world leading democracy promoter is going to be affected by whether or not we at the national level, state level and secretary of state level are respecting results of elections. so everything is connected to everything else. and any disconnect there is going to be very, very damaging for the broader struggle between democracy and authoritaria

secretary of state antony blinken discussed the conflict alongside saltenberg reit's rating u.s.>> simply put, the best way to avoid escalation is for russia to stop the aggression and the war that it started. >> other countries are also stepping up to support ukraine with german leadership today announcing they will send both anti-aircraft missiles and radar systems to help slow the russian advance. bret? >> bret: trey yingst life in kyiv, thank you. joining us now fox news strategic analyst retired general jack keane. general, thanks for being here. >> delighted. >> bret: i want to put up this graphic of the latest movements we have seen on the ground from the russians, the counter offensives from the ukrainians. how do you paint the picture right now, this day of where things stand? >> what the russians have been focusing on, since they lost the battle for kyiv and kharkiv is the donbas region and on the map there, it's occupied by two republics luhansk and donetsk, the russians learned something when they started this attack on the donbas region despite the severe losses they

antony blinken and the nato secretary-general dismissed russian threats that the weapons could widen>> specifically with regard to weapon systems provided, the ukrainians have given assurances they will not use these against targets on russian territory. there is a strong trust bond between ukrainend the u.s. and allies and partners. >> russian forces occupied more of the finer ukrainian held city in a region. ukrainian official said eight shipments and evacuations areo longer possible. the people of shanghai were partially released from a two -month lockdown in china's largest city. traffic reappeared for the first time since april. excited residents return to sidewalks and subways. the world help organization wonder covert outbreak in north korea is getting worse. officials appealed for more information. in this country, president biden defended his response to the shortage of baby formula and said no one realized initially how bad it would be, with a plant in michigan closed for contamination. at a virtual roundtable, the president announced new shipments from abroad and said effo

secretary of state blinken said there are reports that russia is stealing ukraine's grain.e know how much egypt and africa rely ukrainian grain and wheat. this has been a disaster for the harvest. it's sitting in silos. there was a plan, a turkish plan, i believe, to negotiate with russia and try to get a humanitarian corridor and have nato ships, perhaps escort them out. now we understand there's a new problem, maybe it's an old problem, mines in the black sea. what can you tell us about that? that would take months to clear. >> sure. frankly, i'm dubious of the russians coming to any accommodation. they see this leverage, this wedge of grain and people starving as a means to force the west to ease sanctions on russia. they made play at negotiations. there were negotiations for a short spell with regard to turkey and ukraine and having the turks secure those grain shipments by sea out of the port of odesa. it's hard to believe the russians are going to follow through on any of this. they want to indicate that there are negotiations. ultimately, the only solution i see happ

secretary antony blinken starts -- talks about american -- live coverage of his remarks on c-span. right now, discussion from this morning's washington journal. host: gun violence, mental health -- she is chief advocacy officer at the alliance of mental health. the red flag laws, i want to first -- how we are talking about mental health and the country in the wake of that shooting at the texas elementary school. last week, it was the governor of texas, granted -- greg abbott , said that we need to do a better job of mental health in this country. do you believe anyone who shoots anyone in this country has a problem with mental health? guest: it is heartbreaking, frustrating, angering that to see what is happening. mental illness often becomes the culprit. honestly, it is very rare that a person that commits that violence has been diagnosed with a mental illness. when we are blaming until illness, we are not getting any closer to the solution. violent acts are attributed to mental illness and honestly a person with mental illness is more likely to be a victim of violence in a perpet

washington, secretary of ste blinken and nato secretary general dismissed threats that the weapons coulden the war. >> with respect to weapons being provided, the ukrainians have given us assurances they will not use this these against toornghts russian territories. there's a strong bust between ukraine and the united states as well as with our allies and partners. nick: in ukraine today, russian forces occupied more than of sever don -- sever donzeing -- severdonesk. they say fleeing and gettinged aare no longer possible. people in shanghai were finally allowed out of lockdown. >> it's my first time getting on the subway since the lockdown. i feel pretty good. it's not that crowded nor that deserted, it looks like people are not nervous. it's pretty good. nick: the world health organization warned a covid outbreak in north korea appears to be getting worse. officials apeel to the north for more information. back in this country, president biden defended his response to the shortage of baby formula. he said no one realized initially how bad it would be when a plant in michigan closed fro