Biden Remains ‘Intensely Focused’ on Next Six Months, Blinken Says

Published on July 23, 2024

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said that President Joe Biden is intensely focused on the work that remains in the next six months, including bringing peace to the Middle East and dealing with the Russia–Ukraine conflict. Mr. Blinken told reporters at the White House that he spoke with President Biden after he had decided not to seek reelection, and the president is “intensely focused on … the work that remains over the next six months” of his presidency regarding foreign policy. That includes focusing on bringing “peace to the Middle East, ending the war in Gaza [and] putting that region on a better trajectory,” and continuing to deal with the Russia–Ukraine war. The U.S. government will “do everything we can” to “strengthen Ukraine” in the coming months, Mr. Blinken said....

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