“Blinken goes to Brussels to discuss support for Ukraine with NATO and the EU US Secretary of State Blinken is going to Brussels to coordinate further support for Ukraine with NATO and EU partners. The visit takes place against the background of Trump’s victory in the elections and the participation of North Korean troops in the war on the side of Russia.”, — write on: unn.ua
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According to the publication, after Brussels, Blinken will travel to Lima, Peru, for the meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and then travel to Brazil to participate in the G20 summit of the 20 largest economies. He will join Biden in Peru and Brazil.
President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to hold face-to-face talks on Saturday on the sidelines of the APEC summit. The meeting is expected to last about an hour and a half. This was reported to Voice of America by informed persons on condition of anonymity.
On Wednesday, Blinken will participate in talks with his NATO and European Union counterparts to coordinate further support for Ukraine, while President Biden will meet with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House.
Officials said that Biden will ask Trump “not to leave” Ukraine. North Korea’s direct support for Russia’s war in Ukraine is expected to be a central topic of Blinken’s discussions with his European counterparts and is likely to be on the agenda for talks between US officials and their APEC counterparts.
Ukraine reports that North Korean troops are taking an active part in hostilities in the Kursk region of Russia, which has caused condemnation from a number of European countries regarding the strengthening of military cooperation between Russia and North Korea.
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Meanwhile, Russia continues shelling Ukraine, and the country’s supreme military commander announced that tens of thousands of Russian troops are ready to attack in Russia’s Kursk region, part of which Ukraine captured in August this year.
Charles Kupchan, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, told VOA that Trump may try to “enforce a ceasefire in Ukraine,” a promise he made during his campaign.
At the same time, Kupchan noted: “It will not be as easy as he promised… It will take a long time for the positions of Zelensky and Putin to converge,” because the conflict has been going on for more than two and a half years.
After the US presidential election, the State Department said that Blinken had spoken with his European counterparts.
Among them were the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Noel Barro, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Annalena Berbock and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain David Lammy.
Officials say the talks were about the situation in Ukraine, as well as the consequences and threats associated with Russia’s decision to send North Korean troops into the war against Ukraine.
Blinken’s meetings in Brussels were preceded by talks between European leaders in Budapest last week, where they discussed transatlantic relations, support for Ukraine and other pressing issues in light of Trump’s victory in the US presidential election last week.
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