Russia and Belarus extend military drills; Blinken pins hope on diplomacy

"Everything we are seeing suggests that this is dead serious, that we are on the brink of an invasion. We will do everything we can to try to prevent it before it happens," Blinken said.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reacts after posing for a group picture during a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the G7 Nations at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany February 19, 2022.

(photo credit: REUTERS/INA FASSBENDER)

ByREUTERS

FEBRUARY 20, 2022 17:28

Updated: FEBRUARY 21, 2022 09:20

Russia and Belarus extend military drills; Blinken pins hope on diplomacy

"Everything we are seeing suggests that this is dead serious, that we are on the brink of an invasion. We will do everything we can to try to prevent it before it happens," Blinken said.

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Russia and Belarus extend military drills; Blinken pins hope on diplomacy

"Everything we are seeing suggests that this is dead serious, that we are on the brink of an invasion. We will do everything we can to try to prevent it before it happens," Blinken said.

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