Antony Blinken: “We believe China in particular has a responsibility to use its influence with President Putin and to defend the…”

I can't go into the details of our conversations today except to say that our Egyptian counterparts were in communication with Hamas as early, as recently as a few hours ago.

The bottom line is this: We want Ukraine to win.

We assess that Hamas has recruited almost as many new militants as it has lost. That is a recipe for an enduring insurgency and perpetual war.

The U.S. government was concerned Beijing was considering augmenting its support for Russia with 'everything from ammunition to the weapons themselves.'