An unconditional cease-fire would help Russia consolidate its gains in eastern Ukraine, the secretary of state said.

The US supports Ukraine’s peace framework, which demands the withdrawal of all Russian forces from Ukrainian territory, and opposes alternate proposals that would advantage Moscow, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday.

China is "very carefully" watching how Washington and the world respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but has not yet crossed the line of providing lethal aid to Moscow, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticizes a ceasefire proposal in the Ukraine war put forward by Beijing, warning that China's President Xi may use his visit to Russia this week to reiterate his call for a ceasefire under its peace proposal.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken voices support for Ukraine’s peace formula and indirectly rejects China’s proposal of an unconditional cease-fire, during a virtual session of the Summit for Democracy on March 28,