Blinken to reassert Ukraine sovereignty in Berlin speech

Diplomat to clarify Biden remarks and tell Russian people US is not seeking to threaten their security

The top US diplomat Antony Blinken will seek to clarify any confusion left by Joe Biden's suggestion that a minor incursion by Russia into Ukraine might not be met by an allied response in a major set-piece speech in Berlin.

Blinken will assert that the sovereignty of Ukraine is a sacrosanct global principle that must be protected, while also seeking to address the Russian people directly by saying the US is not seeking to imperil the security that Russian people deserve.