Discussion Thread: Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks from Berlin on the crisis in Ukraine at 9:45 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time - Politics

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Discussion Thread: Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks from Berlin on the crisis in Ukraine at 9:45 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Posted: 20 Jan 2022 07:16 AM PST Background This morning, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will give remarks that "discuss recent diplomatic engagements with Russia and joint efforts to deter further Russian aggression against Ukraine, including Allies' and partners' readiness to impose massive consequences and severe economic costs on Russia."Source. Secretary Blinken is on the third day of a four day diplomatic trip to Europe, and is speaking from Berlin. Read more The U.S. State Department's official overview of the Secretary's "Travel to Ukraine, Germany, and Switzerland, January 18-21, 2022" A primer on the situation in Ukraine from the Council on Foreign Relation's Global Conflict Tracker. Non-paywalled article, last updated January 19th, 2022. "Ukraine, Explained: And why people are fearing war there." from The New York Times. Article is behind metered paywall, published December 8th, 2021. "In the Trenches of Ukraine's Forever War: Russian belligerence has drawn the world's attention back to the eight-year-old secessionist rebellion in the Donbas region: a deadlocked, time-warped conflict with no end in sight. from The New York Times. This is a feature story published January. 16, 2022 and updated January 19, 2022 and is behind a metered paywall. "Biden predicts Russia will invade Ukraine, warns Putin" from The Associated Press, published January 19th, 2022 (Non-paywalled article). Where to watch For U.S.-based viewers, the speech will be streamed at: The U.S. Department of State's webpage, state.gov (Free, no ads). The U.S. Department of State's YouTube page, linked here (Free, no ads). European viewers may have an easier time viewing Secretary Blinken's speech at the third, German-based site on which it will be streamed, https://contentflow.de/atlantik-bruecke/ As a courtesy, if you are commenting about or responding to a specific aspect of the speech, please describe it so that those unable to watch along know what you are talking about. submitted by /u/PoliticsModeratorBot [link] [comments]

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Rudy Giuliani oversaw state effort to send fake electors to declare Trump victory in 2020, report says Posted: 21 Jan 2022 04:31 AM PST submitted by /u/PoliticiansAlwaysLie [link] [comments]

Trump White House records are now in the hands of Jan 6 committee Posted: 21 Jan 2022 09:02 AM PST submitted by /u/theindependentonline [link] [comments]

‘People Need to Know She Sucks’: Kyrsten Sinema’s Volunteers, Ex-Staff Are Fed Up Posted: 21 Jan 2022 07:39 AM PST submitted by /u/jsinkwitz [link] [comments]

Elizabeth Warren says Elon Musk launches personal attacks on her, rather than actually discussing the tax system Posted: 21 Jan 2022 05:26 AM PST submitted by /u/Defiant_Race_7544 [link] [comments]

Black lawmakers fire back at Mitch McConnell—"We are American" Posted: 21 Jan 2022 05:24 AM PST submitted by /u/SoundsLikeFraud [link] [comments]

50 Republican senators, not just Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin, killed democracy Posted: 21 Jan 2022 08:30 AM PST submitted by /u/malarkeyfreezone [link] [comments]

Sen. Josh Hawley Says, Without Irony, That Democrats Don't Accept Elections They Lose Posted: 21 Jan 2022 07:14 AM PST submitted by /u/BurtonDesque [link] [comments]

America must take steps now to avoid a slide into authoritarianism Posted: 21 Jan 2022 05:50 AM PST submitted by /u/CubistMUC [link] [comments]

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Biden administration raises minimum wage for U.S. federal employees to $15 Posted: 21 Jan 2022 07:12 AM PST submitted by /u/ReallyJustTheFacts [link] [comments]

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'I thought it was a joke': Canada Post employee sent home for wearing N95 mask instead of company-provided cloth or disposable mask Posted: 19 Jan 2022 08:21 PM PST submitted by /u/Embarrassed-Mouse-49 [link] [comments]

Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to block release of White House records from January 6 committee Posted: 19 Jan 2022 03:16 PM PST submitted by /u/Civil-Night-8378 [link] [comments]

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