Blinken criticizes Russia's 'violent crackdown' on protesters and weighs North Korea sanctions
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US secretary of state condemns actions against advocates for Alexei Navalny and speaks about denuclearizing Korean peninsula
The Biden administration will consider new sanctions against North Korea as well as other possible actions against Russia said Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, in a television interview on Monday, as the administration continued its foreign policy review.
Blinken told NBC News tools aimed at denuclearizing the Korean peninsula include additional sanctions in coordination with US allies, as well as diplomatic incentives he did not specify.
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