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Sullivan urges Trump team to focus on China cyberthreats

Jan 14, 2025 | japantimes.co.jp | Jenny Leonard |Courtney McBride

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said China would face severe consequences if it launches a cyberattack that causes physical destruction in the U.S., and deterring such a move should be a priority for the incoming Trump administration. Sullivan said in an interview in Washington on Monday that the U.S. has evidence that China is prepositioning for just such an attack at some point in the future, underscoring past concerns from U.S. officials.
US to rush aid to Ukraine before Trump takes over, Blinken says

Nov 13, 2024 | sunherald.com | Courtney McBride |Andrea Palasciano

The Biden administration is committed to ensuring "every dollar we have at our disposal" is pushed out to Ukraine before Donald Trump takes office, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. Blinken made a hastily arranged trip to Brussels to reassure NATO and European Union allies that the U.S. will intensify its efforts to send resources to Ukraine ahead of the inauguration of Trump, who has strongly criticized the scale of the U.S. effort to defend Kyiv.
U.S. presses for Gaza truce as negotiators prepare to meet

Oct 24, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Courtney McBride |Galit Altstein |Dan Williams

Negotiators between Israel and Hamas will meet in the coming days, as they make a renewed effort to end the devastating conflict in Gaza, according to the U.S. and Israel. The U.S. is exploring different options to restart stalled talks between the warring parties and secure the release of hostages held by the Palestinian militant group, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Qatar on Thursday.
Looming Israeli strike on Iran offers fresh test of U.S. sway

Oct 9, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Courtney McBride |Alberto Nardelli

U.S. President Joe Biden has warned Israel against attacking Iran’s nuclear sites, and U.S. officials worry a strike on its energy infrastructure could roil energy markets. But with Israeli retaliation against Iran expected at any time, the U.S. is finding it has few assurances against further escalation. Biden’s team is pressing Israel to limit its retaliation against Iran for a strike last week to military targets such as air bases and missile sites.
Israel-Hamas talks stall as Blinken tries to clinch truce

Aug 19, 2024 | charlotteobserver.com | Marissa Newman |Courtney McBride |Fares Akram

Israel and Hamas blamed each other for stalling a cease-fire and hostage deal as U.S. President Joe Biden's top diplomat arrived in the region to press for an agreement. Mediators say the warring sides are getting closer to a pause in the conflict in Gaza that's been raging for more than 10 months and has roiled the wider Middle East. But objections from both parties on Sunday raised the prospect of another diplomatic failure.
As war rages on, Blinken visits Ukraine with reassurances on support

May 14, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Courtney McBride

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday to reinforce U.S. support after delays in billions of dollars of military aid forced Ukraine to ration munitions and prompted fears the U.S. would abandon its partner in the face of Russia’s invasion. Blinken’s trip comes at an urgent time. Russia has launched a major offensive in the northeast Kharkiv region — one of its most aggressive campaigns since the invasion began in February 2022.
U.S. says soldier who went to Russia detained for ‘misconduct’

May 6, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Courtney McBride |Tony Capaccio

A U.S. soldier was detained in eastern Russia on "charges of criminal misconduct,” the U.S. Army said Monday, a potential new flashpoint in relations between the nations already at a low since Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine began in 2022. The soldier, who wasn’t identified, was detained by Russian authorities in Vladivostok last Thursday, U.S. Army spokeswoman Cynthia Smith said in a statement, which didn’t specify the nature of the charges.
Ukraine’s allies are gaming out a world where the U.S. retreats

Feb 18, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Natalia Drozdiak |Courtney McBride |Arne Delfs

NATO members now talk privately about a Russian attack on one of them as a danger that demands an urgent response, as they grow to doubt that the U.S. will maintain its traditional role of protecting Europe as part of the alliance. On Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden did his best to rule out the word ‘panic,’ but in tip-toeing around it did more than anyone else to describe Europe’s mood.
Ukraine's allies are gaming out a world in which the US retreats

Feb 18, 2024 | charlotteobserver.com | Courtney McBride |Arne Delfs

NATO members now talk privately about a Russian attack on one of them as a danger that demands an urgent response, as they grow to doubt that the U.S. will maintain its traditional role of protecting Europe as part of the alliance. On Friday President Joe Biden did his best to rule out the word "panic," but in tip-toeing around it did more than anyone else to describe Europe's mood.