Blinken tells Russia: “No trade space” on Ukraine’s right to determine its own future

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a message to Russia following his meeting with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday, saying the U.S. is committed to defending Ukraine’s right to “write its own future.” “There is no trade space there. None,” he said.

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