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Deutsche Welle: Palpable relief in Brussels as Blinken pledges to rebuild transatlantic ties

Published March 24, 2021 at 7:11 am

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the 2021 International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award virtual ceremony attended by US First Lady Jill Biden, at the State Department in Washington, DC on March 8, 2021. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta / POOL / AFP)

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The relief was written on NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s face. At the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, the senior diplomat was visibly appreciative of the new US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s pledges of support and unity.