Costs of Russian invasion of Ukraine “staggering,” says US top diplomat Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks in the briefing room of the State Department in Washington, January 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks in the briefing room of the State Department in Washington, January 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

The human costs of Russia’s “unwarranted unprovoked and unjustified war in Ukraine are staggering,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says tonight, more than a week after Moscow invaded its eastern European neighbor.

“In the face of this violence, the courage of the Ukrainian people is inspiring the world,” Blinken says, shortly after the State Department announces that the diplomat will visit Poland, Moldova and the Baltic states in a bid to reaffirm Washington’s support for Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens as he is introduced to speak at a mission Australia meet and greet in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)

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