Blinken says no Ukraine cease-fire without a peace deal that includes Russia’s withdrawal


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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto sign a joint statement of Finland and the United States on cooperation in advanced wireless communications (6G) at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Helsinki, Finland, on June 2, 2023. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that a cease-fire in the war in Ukraine could not be declared unless it was part of a "just and lasting" peace deal that included Russia's military withdrawal. Blinken said that "a cease-fire that simply freezes current lines in place" and allowed Russian President Vladimir Putin "to consolidate control...