Antony Blinken Quotes

If we allow Russia to continue to do what it is doing in Ukraine with impunity, a Pandora’s box will open and every potential aggressor around the world will say, ‘If the Russians get away with it, I can get away with it.’

We believe the prerequisite for meaningful diplomacy and real peace is a stronger Ukraine, capable of deterring and defending against any future aggression.

Saudi Arabia is a critical partner to us in dealing with extremism in the region, in dealing with the challenges posed by Iran and also, I hope, in continuing the process of building relationships with Israel and its neighbors, both near and further away, through the continuation, expansion of the Abraham Accords.

Arguably no country on Earth has benefited more [from the global economy] than China.

What we inherited was a failure. A failure to actually curb Iran’s nuclear program. A failure to curb its malicious activities throughout the region.

For everything we’re doing for Ukraine, the president also has a responsibility to not get us into a direct conflict, a direct war with Russia, a nuclear power.

Now, I’m mindful that some have called into question our information, recalling previous instances where intelligence ultimately did not bear out. But let me be clear, I am here today not to start a war, but to prevent one.

The president knows better than anyone else, that so much of this century is going to be shaped by what happens here in the Indo-Pacific region.

One country can’t simply dictate to another its choices, its decisions.

The (Xi-Putin) meeting should have provided China the opportunity to encourage Russia to pursue diplomacy and de-escalation in Ukraine. That is what the world expects from responsible powers.

One country does not have the right to exert a sphere of influence. That notion should be relegated to the dustbin of history.

We don’t accept the principle of spheres of influence … the very concept of spheres of influence should have been retired after World War II.