Blinken eyes US inroads in Central Asia as Ukraine rattles nerves

Blinken eyes US inroads in Central Asia as Ukraine rattles nerves

Lu believes 5 Central Asian nations won't end their ties with Russia, China; says Blinken will show US a “reliable partner”.

Top U.S. envoy eyes inroads in Central Asia as Ukraine rattles nerves

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks in Kazakhstan and then Uzbekistan and meet jointly with foreign ministers of all five ex-Soviet Central Asian states.

Blinken eyes US inroads in Central Asia as Ukraine rattles nerves

Secretary of state aims to show US is a ‘reliable partner’ and different from Moscow and Beijing, in talks with Central Asian leaders.

Blinken eyes US inroads in Central Asia as Ukraine rattles nerves

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Central Asia hoping that greater US engagement will reassure former Soviet republics rattled by the Ukraine war, although Russia's historic clout limits the extent of cooperation. Days after the

Blinken eyes US inroads in Central Asia as Ukraine rattles nerves

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Central Asia hoping that greater US engagement will reassure former Soviet republics rattled by the Ukraine war, although Russia's historic clout limits the extent of cooperation.