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Blinken Dodges Question on Sending U.S. Troops to Ukraine, Says NATO Looking At ‘Practical’ Response to Russia

Biden previously ruled out sending troops to defend Ukraine
Blinken dodges question on sending U.S. troops to Ukraine, says NATO looking at ‘practical’ response to Russia
Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before their meeting, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday dodged a question about whether there was "any scenario" in which U.S. troops would be deployed to defend Ukraine, saying that U.S. and European allies are looking at "practical and important" responses to Russian aggression in the region.

"Do you see any scenario in which more U.S. service members become involved here?" CNN’s Dana Bash asked Blinken on "State of the Union."

Blinken responded that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is preparing "massive consequences" for Russia if a "single additional Russian force" enters Ukraine.

"One of the things that we’ve been very clear about," he said, "besides the massive economic financial consequences that would befall Russia if it further commits aggression against Ukraine, is the ongoing continued buildup of defense capacity in Ukraine and equally continuing to build up NATO’s defensive capacities, including on the so-called Eastern flank, the countries near Russia. 

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