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Blinken and French minister say allied support for Ukraine must continue; warn of Chinese, North Korean assistance to Russia

2090933 · January 9, 2025
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U.S. and French officials said allied support for Ukraine will continue and emphasized building deterrence in any future negotiation, while warning that China and North Korea are helping Russia’s war effort.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and a senior French minister said allied support for Ukraine must persist and that any negotiated outcome should include measures to deter renewed Russian aggression.

Blinken said the partnership of Western countries has supplied important military and economic backing and argued that “the best possible deal has to be one that builds into it real deterrence against Russia repeating its aggression.” He added that Putin “tried to erase Ukraine from…

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