Blinken assures US support of Black Sea allies as Ukraine urges military aid during conference
Time:2024-04-30 04:09:26 Source:styleViews（143）
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The U.S. secretary of state assured allies bordering the Black Sea on Monday that they could depend on his country’s support to make the region more secure, prosperous and integrated.
Addressing the attendees of the Second Black Sea Security Conference in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, via a video feed, Anthony Blinken underscored the importance of investing in the region’s security to ensure peace and freedom across Europe.
Russia illegally annexed the Crimean Peninsula — on the northern coast of the Black Sea — in 2014. It has served as a key hub supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine which President Vladimir Putin ordered in Feb. 2022.
“Putin believed that Ukraine’s neighbors in the region would be divided, but he was wrong,” Blinken said, adding that “the United States will continue to support Ukraine both so it can defend itself today and stand on its feet.”
You may also like
- Overseas Chinese history museum opens new branch in S. China
- Agricultural technicians guided farmers in scientific management of wheat fields
- Xi Meets Cambodian PM Hun Sen
- Companies in Jinhua established photovoltaic power stations to aid carbon reduction
- Chemical and biological methods help restore ancient books in north China
- Chinese bank unveils green bond in London
- De Gaulle role in Sino
- Xinhua Headlines
- In Paris, students inspired by pro