Blinken: China, North Korea helping drive Russia’s war in Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is greeted before he boards a plane at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Jan. 6, 2025.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that North Korea and China are the “biggest ongoing drivers” allowing Russia to carry out its war in Ukraine, and that security assurances will need to be a part of potential future negotiations ending the conflict.