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Blinken calls Russian attacks in Ukraine ‘war crimes,’ says Putin will pay ‘one way or another’

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday stated Russia’s assaults in Ukraine quantity to “warfare crimes” and stated there might be accountability “a method or one other.”

“Yesterday, President Biden stated that, in his opinion, warfare crimes have been dedicated in Ukraine. Personally, I agree,” Blinken instructed reporters. “Deliberately concentrating on civilians is a warfare crime.”

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Anastasia Erashova cries as she hugs her baby in a hall of a hospital in Mariupol, jap Ukraine, March 11, 2022. Anastasia’s different baby was killed through the shelling of Mariupol. 
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The Senate this week permitted a decision that may examine Russian President Vladimir Putin for warfare crimes, and Blinken stated U.S. findings might be used to assist worldwide efforts to carry the Kremlin accountable. 

Blinken wouldn’t touch upon how Putin’s lethal invasion in Ukraine will have an effect on U.S.-Russian relations down the street however stated, “Our focus is on ending this warfare.”

“I do not need to speculate concerning the future, however there’s going to should be, a method or one other, accountability for this warfare of aggression,” he added.  

The secretary’s feedback got here as Russian forces proceed to bombard cities and cities throughout Ukraine, concentrating on not solely navy websites however civilian shelters. 

Because the onslaught of the warfare three weeks in the past, Russian forces have hit condominium buildings, youngsters’s and maternity hospitals, bread strains and most lately a theater within the besieged metropolis of Mariupol that was sheltering roughly 1,000 males, ladies and kids. 

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“The phrase ‘youngsters’ had been written in Russian, in big white letters, on the pavement exterior the constructing in order that you may know from the air that there have been youngsters inside,” Blinken stated. “[Russians] stepped up their bombardment with the purpose of breaking the need of the folks.”

However the secretary argued that regardless of the humanitarian disaster that has resulted from Russia’s unlawful warfare, Putin’s “invasion of Ukraine isn’t going to plan.” 

“They have not submitted. Quite the opposite, they’re preventing with extraordinary braveness to guard their houses, their households, their nation,” he added. 

Civilians make Molotov cocktails and train amid Russian attacks in Lviv, Ukraine, March 8, 2022. 

Civilians make Molotov cocktails and prepare amid Russian assaults in Lviv, Ukraine, March 8, 2022. 
(Alejandro Martinez/Anadolu Company through Getty Photographs)

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Blinken on Thursday reiterated considerations by safety officers that Russia is planning on utilizing chemical weapons and can then falsely blame the internationally banned substance on the Ukrainian authorities.

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The transfer would set the stage for Russia to extend its already brutal techniques. 

“We imagine Russia will convey its mercenaries from personal navy teams and overseas nations to Ukraine,” Blinken stated. “President Putin acknowledged as a lot over the weekend when he approved the recruitment of extra forces from the Center East and elsewhere – one other indication that his warfare effort isn’t going as he hoped it could.”

The secretary warned that Russia will doubtless proceed to abduct mayors and native officers so as to substitute them with “puppets,” a priority safety officers have repeatedly warned may occur to the democratically elected authorities in Kyiv.

The U.S. believes Putin will search to instate Russian officers in native workplaces to make Ukraine economically depending on Russia, as he did following the 2008 invasion of Georgia. 

Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces members hold an anti-tank weapon in a park on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 9, 2022. 

Ukrainian Territorial Protection Forces members maintain an anti-tank weapon in a park on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 9, 2022. 
(AP Picture/Efrem Lukatsky)

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When pressed by reporters how the worldwide group and the U.S. will maintain Putin accountable, given his earlier offenses and lack of great worldwide response, Blinken stated, “I believe we have demonstrated that we have been good to our phrase.”

“After we stated that there could be sustained, highly effective assist for Ukraine in its efforts to defend itself, we demonstrated that we’re good to our phrase,” the secretary added.  “So after I inform you that there might be accountability and penalties for any extra crimes which were dedicated, I hope you’ll take my phrase.”

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Biden Tells Hurricane Survivors, ‘We Will Be There With You’

During his speech at the White House on Wednesday, President Joe Biden spoke about the hurricane Helene recovery efforts saying he expects to ask congress for additional funding to the affected states.

Good morning. It’s not just a catastrophic storm. It’s a historic, history-making storm. Communities are devastated. Loved ones waiting, not sure if their loved ones are OK. They can’t contact them because there’s no cellphone connections. Many more folks displaced with no idea when they’ll be able to be returned to their home, if ever, if there’s a home to return to. I’ve directed my team to provide every available resource as fast as possible to your communities to rescue, recover and to begin rebuilding. In addition to FEMA, it includes the Federal Communications Commission to help establish communications capability. The National Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Defense are going to provide all the resources at its disposal to rescue and assist in clearing debris and delivering life-saving supplies. So far, that’s over 3,600 personnel deployed. That number is growing by the day. As president, I’ve seen firsthand the devastating toll that disasters like this take on families and communities. I’ve been on the ground in many disaster areas since I’ve been president. I’m here to tell every single survivor in these impacted areas that we will be there with you as long as it takes.

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Harris campaign 'underwater' in key battleground state, Dem rep warns donors

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Democratic Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who is running for a Senate seat this cycle, recently warned donors that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is “underwater” in the key battleground state, according to a report. 

“I’m not feeling my best right now about where we are on Kamala Harris in a place like Michigan,” Slotkin told donors during a virtual campaign event with Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker last Wednesday, according to Axios. 

“We have her underwater in our polling,” Slotkin added, according to audio Axios obtained from the event. 

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Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., who is running for Senate, is reportedly concerned President Biden being atop the ticket will keep her from wining the state’s open seat.  (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

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Latest polling shows former President Donald Trump closing in on Harris in the key battleground states of both Michigan and neighboring Wisconsin. Harris received 48% of support among likely Michigan voters in a New York Times/Siena College poll this week, while Trump garnered 47% support in the poll — effectively locking the pair in a tie well within the poll’s margin of error. 

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Rep. Elissa Slotkin reportedly told donors that Michigan, one of the most important swing states that will likely determine the 2024 presidential election, is showing low enthusiasm for Vice President Harris. (Getty Images)

A USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll of likely voters in the Great Lake State released last week found Harris was up three points over Trump. That poll had a 4.4% margin of error.

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Michigan is once again a key battleground state this year, as Harris and Trump zigzag campaign events across the state, as well as in other key states such as Pennsylvania, Georgia and Wisconsin. 

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US Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign event at the Philip Chosky Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Rebecca Droke/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The Axios article noted that if Trump secures votes from the Sunbelt States across the southern portion of the U.S., he would only need to win either Michigan, Wisconsin or Pennsylvania to declare victory. While Harris’ easiest path to victory is locking down Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

Trump won Michigan in his 2016 election against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by a 0.23% margin. President Biden won by 2.78% in the state in 2020 when he faced off against Trump. 

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump listens at a town hall campaign event at Macomb Community College, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Warren, Michigan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Slotkin, who has served in the U.S. House since 2019, announced her Senate run last year after Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow said she would not seek re-election. Her remarks that Harris is “underwater” in Michigan could have been campaign rhetoric to drum up donations, but the campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s inquiry for additional comment on the campaign event.

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Fox News Digital also reached out to the Harris campaign for comment on the report, but did not receive a reply. 

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CBS News is hosting the debate between Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — two vice presidential hopefuls facing each other Tuesday night.

The two will champion their running mates — former Republican President Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris — as part of their final pitch to voters, just over a month from election day.

Vance, known for his memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” served in the Marine Corps before moving to San Francisco and working as a venture capitalist. He returned to his home state of Ohio, where he was elected senator in 2022.

Walz was born in Nebraska and moved to Minnesota as an adult. He served for 24 years in the Army National Guard and as a high school teacher and football coach. He served as a representative in Congress for 12 years before being elected to two terms as governor of Minnesota.

The two will meet at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York for the debate. No audience will be present.

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When is the debate?

The debate begins at 6 p.m. PDT.

It will run for 90 minutes, with two four-minute breaks.

How can I watch it?

CBS will be airing the debate on all of its platforms — the CBS Television Network, Paramount+, CBS News 24/7, CBSNews.com and YouTube.

Most other major networks will air the simulcast of the debate.

Who are the moderators?

CBS News anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell, along with “Face the Nation” moderator and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan will moderate.

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How will it work?

In the previous two presidential debates — the first between Trump and President Biden and the second between Trump and Harris — the mechanics of the debate became a heated topic between the two campaigns.

The network said that moderators “reserve the right to turn off candidate microphones.” Otherwise, both candidate microphones will be live.

Each candidate will get two minutes to answer and two minutes to respond to a question. They’ll each get one minute for rebuttals.

Moderators will not fact-check live, but the New York Times reported that CBS plans to have a QR code displayed prominently throughout the debate. The code will send viewers to CBS’ website, where CBS journalists will be fact-checking in real time.

Vance won a coin toss and chose to give the final closing statement.

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