Biden administration giving Trump “strongest possible hand” on Ukraine - Blinken

Biden administration giving Trump “strongest possible hand” on Ukraine - Blinken

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The outgoing administration, led by President Joe Biden, is making efforts to provide the strongest positions in foreign policymaking for incoming administration to be led by Donald Trump, including on Ukraine.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said this in an interview with CBS News, CE Report quotes Ukrinform.

“For any of us to really speculate at this point I don’t think makes a lot of sense,” the U.S. Secretary of State noted.

In this way, he responded to the host’s remark that critics fear Russia’s war under Trump may end not to Ukraine’s advantage.

"What does make sense is to make sure that we give the next administration, we give the incoming Trump administration, the strongest possible hand for it to play around the world, whether it’s on Ukraine or anything else," the top diplomat said.

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