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Blinken reflects on four years of diplomacy, NATO unity and limits of unilateral action
Summary
United States Secretary of State Tony Blinken used a brief photo presentation to highlight multilateral U.S. diplomacy, praise NATO unity in response to Russia's assault on Ukraine and invoke the importance of international cooperation after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel.
United States Secretary of State Tony Blinken on Oct. 12, 2025, presented photographs from the last four years to underscore U.S. multilateral diplomacy and the role of alliances such as NATO.
Blinken said the U.S. has worked with partners to marshal support after Russia's assault on Ukraine and described NATO's mutual-defense commitment as fundamental. "When you join NATO, you take a sacred vow as a country, which is an attack on 1 is an attack on all," Blinken said.
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