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Backlogs force Ukrainians to face long visa waits - Roll Call

Millions have fled Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, but those hoping to secure a U.S. visa will likely face long wait times.

Roll Call

U.S. surprised at Poland's decision to give it fighter jets for Ukraine

Poland's decision to put all its MiG-29 fighter jets at the disposal of the United States was "a surprise move" by Warsaw, the U.S. State Department's No. 3 diplomat said on Tuesday, after Ukraine asked European countries to provide aircraft to help it fight Russia's invasion.

Reuters

Family reunification program still in limbo as US Embassy in Havana resumes some services

A limited increase in processing immigrant visa petitions in Havana will not include thousands of pending cases of a family reunification program suspended by the Trump administration, a senior State Department official told reporters on Monday.

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State Department working to free Americans detained in Russia as WNBA star Brittney Griner remains in custody

Mr Blinken said that Americans in Russia should leave the country

The Independent UK

In Ukraine under attack, American hopes for daughter's visa

American citizens and their Ukranian family members are stuck in Ukraine since the Russian invasion and trying to find a way out

The Independent UK

NATO, U.S. urge allies to provide Ukraine with equipment to deal with Russia

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday in Brussels and the two encouraged NATO allies and partners to allies to provide Ukraine with equipment to deal with Russia's invasion, the State Department said.

Reuters

U.S., Ukrainian officials discuss aid to Ukraine -State Dept

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed additional security, economic, and humanitarian support needed by Ukraine in a call on Thursday with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, the State Department said in a statement.

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State Department: US Would Walk Away From Iran Talks if Tehran Displays Intransigence

Washington is prepared to walk away from the effort to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal if Iran displays intransigence, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday. “We are prepared to walk away if Iran displays an intransigence to making progress,” Price told reporters. Price was speaking at a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S. would walk away from Iran talks if Iran displays intransigence -State Dept

Washington is prepared to walk away from the effort to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal if Iran displays intransigence, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday.

Reuters

US closes embassy in Belarus, lets staff leave in Russia

The State Department has closed the U.S. Embassy in Belarus and is allowing non-essential staff at the U.S. Embassy in Russia to leave the country due to the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

US citizens told to consider immediately leaving Russia

State Department asks Americans to have ‘contingency plan that does not rely on US government assistance’

The Independent UK

Japan's sanctions to help impose massive costs on Russia, U.S. says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Japan's financial sanctions against Russia, together with those of other allies and partners, would help impose massive costs on Russia and thwart its ability to wage its war on Ukraine, according to a U.S. State Department statement.

Reuters

U.S. urges its citizens to consider leaving Russia immediately

U.S. citizens should consider leaving Russia immediately on commercial flights, the State Department said on Sunday, citing an increasing number of airlines canceling flights and countries closing their airspace to Russia after its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Washington Hopes Iran’s Lead Negotiator Returns to Vienna Talks with ‘Positive View’

Negotiators have made significant progress in the last week on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal but very tough issues remain, a senior US State Department official said on Friday. The US official said he hoped Iran’s lead negotiator would return in the coming days to Vienna, where the talks…

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Biden Approves $350 Million in Military Aid for Ukraine

President Joe Biden instructed the US State Department to release up to an additional $350 million worth of weapons from US stocks to Ukraine on Friday as it struggles to repulse a Russian invasion. In a memorandum to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Biden directed that $350 million allocated through…

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US Says Will Continue to Engage with Russia over Iran

The United States will continue to engage with Russia over efforts to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, even though Moscow's invasion of Ukraine had made it a "pariah on the world stage," State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Friday. Price said US officials would now only engage with…

Reuters

Russia's offer for talks with Ukraine is diplomacy 'at the barrel of a gun' -U.S. State Dept

Russia's offer for talks with Ukraine was an attempt to conduct diplomacy "at the barrel of a gun," State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Friday, saying Russia must stop its bombing in Ukraine if it is serious about diplomacy.

Reuters

Blinken condemns reports of mounting civilian deaths in Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Friday with his Ukrainian counterpart and condemned reports of mounting civilian deaths, including those of Ukrainian children, due to attacks around Kyiv, a State Department spokesperson said.

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Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: US to impose sanctions on Putin

Ukraine news from February 25: Biden plans move to freeze assets of Putin and Russian foreign minister.

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U.S. expelling Russian diplomat in tit-for-tat move -State Dept

The United States is expelling the No. 2 diplomat at the Russian Embassy in Washington in response to Russia's recent expulsion of the U.S. deputy chief of mission in Moscow, a senior State Department spokesperson said on Thursday.

Reuters

Core team of U.S. diplomats in Ukraine now 'temporarily' working from Poland, State Dept says

A core team of U.S. personnel who had moved from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to the western city of Lviv are now 'temporarily' working from Poland, a State Department spokesperson said on Thursday, but did not provide a time frame on when they would return to Ukraine, as Russia launched…

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Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Tens of thousands flee their homes

Ukraine invasion news from February 24: UN says several thousand Ukrainians crossing into neighbouring countries.

The Independent UK

‘No words’: State Department left speechless over Trump and Pompeo praise of Putin

‘Putin is now saying, ‘It’s independent,’ a large section of Ukraine. I said, ‘How smart is that?’ gushed former president Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Trump news – live: State Department has ‘no words’ after ex-president praises Putin’s attack on Ukraine

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Reuters

U.S. restricts importation of some Afghan archaeological, ethnological material

The United States has imposed restrictions on importation of certain categories of Afghan archaeological and ethnological material into the U.S., the State Department said on Tuesday.

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