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Secretary says U.S. diplomacy rallied allies for Ukraine and other global challenges; stresses need for enduring deterrence
Summary
The Secretary of State said Jan. 16, 2025, that U.S. diplomacy rallied about 50 countries to support Ukraine's defense and that sanctions and export controls have imposed significant costs on Russia.
The Secretary of State said Jan. 16, 2025, that U.S. diplomacy has rallied roughly 50 countries to help Ukraine defend itself and that Ukraine has "repelled Russia's invasion and took back half the territory it originally seized," crediting Western resolve and firepower for helping Ukraine hold ground.
"As a result of some of our latest sanctions, Russian oil tankers are piling up along the Chinese coast unable to offload," the Secretary said, using the example to illustrate the economic pressure applied to Russia. He said extraordinary costs and export controls have constrained Russia's…
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