Antony Blinken said...

We are working to do that. Obviously, in the countries that have been on the receiving end of coups, there are some limi...

We also see this democratic backsliding particularly in the Sahel, and that is where we have had these recent coups.

We see the effort to get a ceasefire and the release of hostages as the best, most effective way forward.

Russia is committing aggression not only against Ukraine, but against the principles at the heart of the U.N. Charter.