Blinken said that Russia's actions in Ukraine over the past 8 years cannot be described as "protecting lives."

After four months of a full-scale Russian military invasion of the territory of independent Ukraine, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the Russian Federation had already lost this war.

Blinken stated this during a briefing.

The Ukrainians are defending with incredible courage, and Russia has already lost. As he himself said, Putin's goal was to destroy Ukraine as an independent and sovereign country. This goal failed … According to our intelligence, Russian troops suffer from low morale, high death rates, technical problems, and leadership that refuses to inform them of the real state of affairs on the battlefield

Anthony Blinken

On June 22, 2022, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said that Russia's actions in Ukraine over the past 8 years cannot be described as "protecting lives."

President Putin's latest attack on Ukraine comes after years of Kremlin brutality against the people of Ukraine. Nothing Russia has done in Ukraine over the past 8 years can be described as 'protecting lives,'

Anthony Blinken

On June 24, 2022, Blinken announced that the G7 countries at the upcoming summit in Germany would discuss Russia's war against Ukraine and the consequences of military aggression.