Ukraine, Gaza and trade talks on agenda as Blinken Heads to Europe 

FILE - Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he boards a plane to depart, March 3, 2022 at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Blinken begins his trip this week in Paris, where he will meet with President Emmanuel Macron.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels this week to France and Belgium for wide-ranging talks that include discussion of the situations in Ukraine, Gaza and Haiti and trade talks with the European Union and Armenia.