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6 May, 4 tweets, 2 min read
#BREAKING Blinken calls on Russia to cease 'reckless and aggressive actions' against Ukraine Image
#UPDATE US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Russia to cease "reckless and aggressive actions" against Ukraine, saying that Moscow has kept "significant forces" near the border Image
#BREAKING Ukraine president says his country still under Russian military threat

📸 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) welcomes US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ahead of talks in Kyiv Image
#UPDATE US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday pressed Russia to pull troops and end its "aggressive" actions in Ukraine on a visit to Kiev in which he vowed to expand US support
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