Blinken seeks to ‘revitalize’ NATO alliance
By DW
23 March 2021 |
2:25 pm
Ahead of his first NATO visit in Brussels, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he wants allied nations to "listen and consult" on security concerns including the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 and Afghanistan.
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