Blinken: Crimea a ‘red line’ for Putin as Ukraine weighs plans to retake it

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken leaves the U. | Francis Chung/POLITICOA Ukrainian attempt to retake Crimea would be a red line for Vladimir Putin that could lead to a wider Russian response, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a Zoom call with a group of experts Wednesday. The Ukrainian government has for months called for long-range artillery to begin hitting positions far behind Russia’s front lines, including in Crimea, where Russian forces have moved their headquarters and critical depots out of the 50-mile range of the rockets the U

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