Author: U.S. State Department

The following statement was released by the U.S. State Department on April 24. It is attributed to the Office of the Spokesperson of the U.S. State Department. Following passage of the national security supplemental, the United States is today announcing a significant new package of weapons and equipment for Ukraine to support the brave Ukrainian...

The following statement was released by the U.S. State Department on April 18. It is attributed to the Office of the Spokesperson of the State Department. The Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, and the Department of Commerce, in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the government of Ukraine,...

The following statement was released by the U.S. State Department on February 23. It was attributed to U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. Tomorrow [February 24] marks two years since Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. After 10 years of conflict, sovereign, democratic Ukraine remains courageous in the face of formidable odds....

The following statement was released by the U.S. State Department on February 22. It was attributed to the Office of the Spokesperson. With Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine placing Ukrainian cultural identity and heritage under continuous threat, the U.S. Department of State announced today a project to protect and digitize collections of the State Archival...

The following statement was released by the U.S. State Department on Novem­ber 2. It was attributed to U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. Today, the United States is imposing further sanctions on over 200 individuals and entities in connection with Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Department of State is imposing sanctions on over 90...

The following statement was released by the U.S. State Department on November 2. It was attributed to U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. We are deeply concerned by Russia’s planned action to withdraw its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). Unfortunately, it represents a significant step in the wrong direction, taking us further...

The following statement was released by the U.S. State Department on November 2. It was attributed to State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller. More than 350 journalists have been killed since the U.N. [United Nations] General Assembly established the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in December 2014, according to data from the...

The following statement was released by the U.S. State Department on October 26. Today, the United States is announcing a new tranche of weapons and equipment to help Ukraine succeed on the battlefield and protect its people from Russia’s brutal invasion. This new package of arms and equipment includes air defense, artillery, anti-tank and other...

The following statement was released by the U.S. State Department on January 26. It was attributed to U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. The United States is sanctioning individuals and entities linked to Russia’s para-military Wagner Group and its head, Yevgeniy Prigozhin – including its key infrastructure and associated front companies, its battlefield operations...

The following statement was released by the U.S. State Department on December 15. It was attributed to U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. The United States continues to impose costs on Russia for its war of aggression against Ukraine. Russia’s attacks have devastated Ukraine’s critical infrastructure and caused extraordinary death and destruction. Today, we...

The following statement was released by the U.S. State Department on November 23. It was attributed to Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. The United States continues to support Ukraine with additional military assistance to help defend itself, including from the Kremlin’s relentless attacks on Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure. Pursuant to a delegation of authority...

The following statement was released by the U.S. State Department on September 29. It was attributed to the envoys for Holocaust issues or their equivalent from the governments of Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Nether-lands, Romania, United Kingdom, and the United States of America. We must never forget the heinous crime against humanity that...