White House officials characterized the call, which lasted for two hours and 17 minutes, as a relationship-tending mission.
Tag: United States International Relations
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Surprise Deal Would Be Most Ambitious Climate Action Undertaken by U.S.
The announcement Wednesday of an agreement in the Senate almost instantly reset the role of the United States in the global effort to fight climate change.
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U.S. Offers to Swap Arms Dealer for Griner, Whelan
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said that Washington had offered to trade Viktor Bout and that he expected to raise it soon directly with Russia’s foreign minister.
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China’s Domestic Troubles Will Hang Over Biden-Xi Call
Some American officials suspect that what is really driving China’s president to lash out recently is a desire to divert attention from his economic and pandemic problems at home.
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U.S. Offers to Swap Russian Arms Dealer, Viktor Bout, for Griner and Whelan
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said he would speak to his Russian counterpart for the first time in months about a “substantial proposal” to free the Americans.