Sec. Blinken hints at what it might take for Russia to get sanctions relief

Relief of international sanctions against Russia may be possible if the right conditions are met at the negotiating table, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press.

"We'll be looking to see what Ukraine is doing and what it wants to do, and if it concludes that it can bring this war to an end, stop the death and destruction, and continue to assert its independence and its sovereignty, and ultimately, that requires the — the lifting of sanctions, of course, we'll have that," he said.

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Grayson Quay

Grayson Quay was the weekend editor at TheWeek.com. His writing has also been published in National Review, the Pittsburgh Post-GazetteModern AgeThe American ConservativeThe Spectator World, and other outlets. Grayson earned his M.A. from Georgetown University in 2019.