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  • Blinken says no cease-fire until Ukraine gains upper hand in war

    SUSIE BLANN and MATTHEW LEE|Jun 2, 2023

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday the United States won't support peace talks in the war in Ukraine until Kyiv holds the upper hand, possibly after a Ukrainian counteroffensive that appears to be taking shape. Blinken said heeding calls from Russia and others, including China, for a ceasefire and negotiations to end the war now would result in a "Potemkin peace" that wouldn't secure Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity or enhance European security. "Potemkin Village" was a tactic Russia's 18th c...