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Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2024-05-14): Kyiv, Ukraine — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that American military aid on its way to Ukraine will make a "real difference" on the battlefield, as the top diplomat made an unannounced visit to reassure an ally facing a fierce new Russian offensive. In increasingly intense attacks along Ukraine's northeast border in recent days, Moscow's troops have captured around 40 to 50 square miles of territory, including at least seven villages, according to open source monitoring analysts. Though most of those villages were already depopulated, thousands of civilians in the area have fled the fighting, and analysts have called it one of the most dangerous moments for Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. [...] The senior U.S. official said despite some recent setbacks, Ukraine could still claim significant victories. Those include reclaiming some 50% of the territory Russian forces took in the early months of the war, boosting its economic standing and improving transportation and trade links, not least through military successes in the Black Sea.
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2022-01-26): By — News Desk News Desk Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/watch-live-secretary-of-state-blinken-gives-remarks-on-rising-tension-between-ukraine-russia Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Secretary of State Blinken says U.S. has made no concessions to Russia on Ukraine World Jan 26, 2022 12:34 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has made no concessions to the main Russian demands over Ukraine and NATO in a long-awaited written response delivered to Russia on Wednesday in Moscow, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. Watch Blinken’s remarks in the player above. Blinken said the U.S. response, delivered to the Russian Foreign Ministry by U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan, gave up no ground on "core principles" such as NATO’s open-door membership policy and the alliance’s military presence in Eastern Europe. Blinken said the document made clear that the U.S. is standing by its oft-stated positions. "There is no change, there will be no change," he said. But, he said the written response to Russia also contains "serious" offers for a diplomatic path to de-escalate soaring tensions over Ukraine by addressing Russian concerns on other matters.
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2023-07-11): Both the Ukrainians and the Russians have used cluster bombs since Moscow’s forces invaded in February 2022. More recently, Ukrainian forces have begun using Turkish-provided cluster munitions on the battlefield. [...] The Southern Military District has been heavily involved in the invasion since it began in February 2022. The Southern is one of four land districts into which the Russian armed forces are organized. [...] Zelensky said Saturday that five men, part of the Azovstal defense that defended Mariupol following Russia’s invasion in February 2022, would return to Ukraine from Turkey. The five Ukrainian soldiers had surrendered following the fall of the southeastern city.
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2023-07-23): UPDATE 2-Blinken says Ukraine has taken back 50% of territory that Russia seized (Adds quotes from Blinken, background in the final four paragraphs) [...] WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that while Ukraine has recaptured half the territory that Russia initially seized in its invasion, Kyiv faced "a very hard fight" to win back more. [...] The United States has given Ukraine more than $41 billion in military aid since Russia invaded in February 2022. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Raphael Satter in Washington; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2023-07-23): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that while Ukraine has reconquered half the territory that Russia initially seized in its invasion, Kyiv faced a "a very hard fight" to win back more. "It’s already taken back about 50% of what was initially seized," Blinken said in an interview with CNN on Sunday.
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2023-07-24): U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Ukrainians have "already taken back about 50%" of the territory Russia seized since the invasion as the embattled country continues its counteroffensive. [...] "They’ve already lost," Blinken said in an interview that aired on Sunday. "The objective was to erase Ukraine from the map, to eliminate its independence, its sovereignty, to subsume it into Russia." [...] "It’s already taken back about 50% of what was initially seized," he said. "Now they’re in a very hard fight to take back, to take back more. These are still relatively early days of the counteroffensive."
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2023-09-07): Now, since I was last here almost exactly one year ago, Ukrainian forces have taken back more than 50 percent of the territory seized by Russian forces since February of 2022. In the ongoing counteroffensive, progress has accelerated in the past few weeks. This new assistance will help sustain it and build further momentum. [...] SECRETARY BLINKEN: Will, thank you. First as I said, it’s important to put where we are and where Ukraine is in respect. As I mentioned a moment ago, I was last here almost exactly a year ago. And in that time – in the year since I was last here, Ukraine has taken back more than 50 percent of the territory that Russia seized from it since February 2022. In the current counteroffensive, we are seeing real progress over the last few weeks. As it happens, President Zelenskyy just returned from the front lines so I was able to hear directly from him his assessment of the counteroffensive. And I think it very much matches our own, which is, as I said, real progress in recent weeks.
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2023-07-23): WASHINGTON D.C.: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that while Ukraine has recaptured half the territory that Russia initially seized in its invasion, Kyiv faced "a very hard fight" to win back more. [...] Secretary Blinken says Ukraine has taken back 50 percent of territory that Russia seized Secretary Blinken says Ukraine has taken back 50 percent of territory that Russia seized - Ukraine has recaptured some villages in the south and territory around the ruined city of Bakhmut in the east
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2023-06-03): KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that the United States and its allies should not support a cease-fire or peace talks to end the war in Ukraine until Kyiv gains strength and can negotiate on its own terms. As an anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive appeared to be taking shape, Blinken said heeding calls from Russia and others, including China, for negotiations now would result in a false "Potemkin peace" that wouldn’t secure Ukraine’s sovereignty or enhance European security. [...] Blinken’s position is similar to that of Ukrainian officials, including his statement that Russia must pay for a share of Ukraine’s reconstruction and be held accountable for the full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022.
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2023-02-24): Secretary Blinken’s Remarks at the United Nations Security Council Ministerial Meeting on Ukraine [...] One year and one week ago – on February 17th, 2022 – I warned this council that Russia was planning to invade Ukraine. [...] Seven days later, on February 24th, 2022, Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2024-04-23): 0:20:23.2 AB: And during that summer, the United States gave Ukraine HIMARS and it turned the tide of the war at that moment and propelled significant counter-offensive achievements in the fall of 2022, which liberated large swaths of territory and villages in the east and the south. This counteroffensive resulted in Ukraine taking back 50% of the territory Russia had taken since the start of the full scale invasion. Of course, we know that this war did not start in 2022. It started in 2014 when Ukraine's decision to move closer to the European Union resulted in Russia's attempted annexation of Crimea and its occupation of part of eastern Ukraine called the Donbas. Two of Ukraine's most strategically and economically important, spaces. As I started with my team in the spring of 2022, we had the chance to see how close the Russians came to capturing Kyiv, a necessary step to overtake the entire country. [...] 0:30:13.1 AB: In an existential war to decide its own future Ukraine is also rewriting the future, the future of how trade may work, the future of how we will use technology for national defense, the future of our alliances principle among them, NATO. Ukraine has achieved extraordinary success. With our support in that of Ukraine's allies and partners Ukraine has not only survived Russia's brutal onslaught and recaptured this 50% of their territory.
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2024-09-26): After Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Turkey’s strategic and military significance for NATO amid an evolving European security crisis may have contributed to the Administration decision to advance the F-16 transaction. Turkey uses F-16s in NATO missions based in the Baltic and Mediterranean Sea regions.50 [...] Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has heightened challenges Turkey faces in balancing its relations with the two countries, with implications for U.S.-Turkey ties. Turkey’s links with 59 Sebastien Roblin, "Turkey’s Very First Fighter Jet Made Its History-Shattering Flight," Popular Mechanics, February 29, 2024. [...] 67 Dorian Jones, "Turkey Strengthens Defense Industry with Its Ukraine Partnership," Voice of America, February 4, 2022.
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2023-12-12): Zelensky, visiting Washington for the third time since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022, met with members of Congress Tuesday morning and President Joe Biden.
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2023-03-05): Two dates from 2022 seem certain to echo in geopolitical history. The first, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, hardly needs further explanation. The second is October 7, when the U.S. government enacted a series of new export control regulations targeting China’s artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor industries. While most Americans are likely only faintly aware of the October 7 policy and its significance, the date marked the beginning of a new era in U.S.-China relations and, with it, international politics.
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2024-07-01): SECRETARY BLINKEN: Sure. And let’s remember where we started, where we were – again, very important and easy to forget. In February of 2022, as the Russians attacked Ukraine, the real fear, the real concern was that they would succeed in their objective. And remember what Putin’s objective was: It was to literally erase Ukraine from the map, to end its future as an independent country, to subsume it into the greater Russia. That hasn’t happened and will not happen, and that’s because of two things. It’s because, of course, of the extraordinary courage and resilience of Ukrainians, but it’s also because 50 countries, more than 50 countries, came together – led by the United States – in support of Ukraine, in its defense. So that’s already a huge success, because given where we were and given where this could have gone, where people thought it would go, it hasn’t gone there and it’s not going to go there.
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2023-06-02): SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. Thank you very much. And yes, I feel a greater sense of happiness today than I’ve felt in a long time. (Laughter.) [...] Over those fateful weeks in January and February of 2022, it became clear that no amount of diplomatic effort was going to change President Putin’s mind. He would choose war. And so, on February 17, 2022, I went before the United Nations Security Council to warn the world that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine was imminent.
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2023-09-27): The Ukrainian military has been doing extraordinarily well given the limitations it faces in equipment and training as well as the ability of Russian occupiers to dig in and entrench their positions. In July, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken noted that the Ukrainians had retaken roughly 50 percent of the territory seized by Russia since its 2022 invasion. Since then, the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Zaporizhzhia province has gained more ground as Ukrainian troops have penetrated at least the first Russian defensive line. But the Ukrainians are still not close to reaching the Sea of Azov, which would allow them to sever the "land bridge" between Russian-occupied Crimea and the Russian-occupied Donbas in eastern Ukraine. [...] In the first few months following their invasion in February 2022, the Russians were on the offensive. They have since been on the defensive as the Ukrainians have been clawing back lost territory. If Ukraine’s counteroffensive gains momentum in the coming weeks, there is always the possibility of a larger collapse of Russian positions. But Russia will almost certainly retain control of a large chunk of Ukrainian territory at the end of the year. Next year, with the aid of new weapons such as ATACMS and F-16s, the Ukrainians have a chance to liberate more territory, finally breaking the land bridge in southern Ukraine.
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2024-09-18): Day 398: February 22, 2022 – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi clarifies China’s position on the Ukraine-Russia crisis at Munich Security Conference On Saturday, February 20, 2022, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke via videolink at the 58th Munich Security Conference. Wang Yi clarified that China supports the national sovereignty of all countries, including Ukraine.
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2024-02-14): Violent extremists exploited the resulting security vacuum with heightened attacks across the Sahel. The first six months of 2022 saw a dramatic increase in attacks, particularly in the Liptako-Gourma area and spilling into coastal West Africa. More than two thousand civilians were killed during this period, an over 50 percent increase from 2021. Many attacks have specifically targeted MINUSMA, which has been dubbed the United Nations’ most dangerous peacekeeping mission. In lieu of French support, the Malian military junta sought security assistance from the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary organization involved in other fragile contexts including the Central African Republic, Libya, Mozambique, Sudan, Syria, and Ukraine. Since its introduction in December 2021, the Wagner Group has deployed one thousand mercenaries to Mali housed at fifteen outposts, including former French bases. March 2022 was the deadliest month recorded by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project since 1997—coinciding with renewed activism by ISGS along the Niger-Mali border and the Moura massacre in central Mali. On March 23, Malian soldiers accompanied by Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group launched a five-day attack on the town to root out Islamist militants, killing more than three hundred civilians.
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2023-08-03): KHRYSTYNA HAYOVYSHYN (Ukraine), associating herself with the European Union, highlighted that over 250 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022 and urgently require food assistance. Countries such as Afghanistan, Haiti, Nigeria, the Sahel region, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Yemen are particularly vulnerable, with their populations facing starvation and death if immediate humanitarian intervention is not provided. Moscow’s decision to terminate the Black Sea Grain Initiative will further exacerbate the global food crisis and directly affect the lives of tens of millions of people worldwide. The Russian Federation's blockade of Ukraine’s food exports in Black Sea ports since February 2022, along with attacks on its farms and grain storages, have severely impacted regions already struggling with food insecurity. In addition, recent attacks on port infrastructure and civilian vessels have caused immense destruction, with around 220,000 tons of grain crops being destroyed. Accordingly, she called on States to support Ukraine’s initiative to establish a humanitarian maritime corridor in the Black Sea. This corridor will help re-establish vital food supply routes to regions in dire need.
Claim: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on July 23 that Ukraine has taken back 50% of the territory it lost since February 2022. (Antony Blunken, 2023-07-23)
Evidence (2023-09-06): He noted that in the year since he was last in Ukraine, Kyiv’s forces have " taken back more than 50% of the territory that Russia has seized from it since February of 2022." [...] Blinken in Kyiv: The US secretary of state’s third visit to Kyiv comes as Ukraine’s counteroffensive enters its fourth month. In a brief exchange with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Blinken praised the "good progress" of Ukraine’s attempts to reclaim its occupied territories. Blinken is scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, from whom he can expect a firsthand report of Ukrainian efforts to regain land around the eastern city of Bakhmut. [...] According to the State Department, Blinken also briefly went into Ukraine in March 2022, when he met on the border with Kuleba.
Claim: Elon Musk filed $60 Million suit against The View (Viral post, 2023-03-28)
Evidence (2023-03-28): The claim stems from a satirical site. There is no evidence Musk is suing the show or network.
Claim: Elon Musk filed $60 Million suit against The View (Viral post, 2023-03-28)
Evidence (2023-03-31): FACT CHECK: Is Elon Musk Suing ‘The View’ For Lying About Him? A post on shared on social media purports that Twitter CEO Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit against TV show "The View." [...] The Twitter post, viewed over 140,000 times, claims that Musk has filed a $60 million lawsuit against "The View" for defamation. The post shares an image of a headline from an article posted Mar. 6. "Elon Musk Files $60 Million Suit Against Whoopi and The View" the alleged headline reads. "‘They Never Stop Lying About Me.'"
Claim: Elon Musk filed $60 Million suit against The View (Viral post, 2023-03-28)
Evidence (2024-02-01): David E. Ross, Garrett B. Moritz, Thomas C. Mandracchia, ROSS ARONSTAM & MORITZ LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Evan R. Chesler, Daniel Slifkin, Vanessa A. Lavely, CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP, New York, New York; Counsel for Defendants Elon Musk, Robyn M. Denholm, Antonio J. Gracias, James Murdoch, Linda Johnson Rice, Brad W. Buss, and Ira Ehrenpreis. [...] Plaintiff Richard Tornetta ("Plaintiff"), a Tesla stockholder, filed his complaint on June 5, 2018. His original complaint asserted four counts: Count I for breach of fiduciary duty against Musk in his capacity as a then-controlling stockholder; Count II for breach of fiduciary duty against Musk, Kimbal, Gracias, Jurvetson, Ehrenpreis, Buss, Denholm, Murdoch, and Johnson Rice as directors (together, "Defendants"); Count III for unjust enrichment against Musk; and Count IV for waste.Counts I and II were asserted as both direct and derivative claims. Counts III and IV were asserted as derivative claims.
Claim: Elon Musk filed $60 Million suit against The View (Viral post, 2023-03-28)
Evidence (2023-11-16): In a move that has left many scratching their heads, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has filed a $60 million lawsuit against Whoopi Goldberg and The View. According to Musk, the talk show hosts have been spreading lies about him and his companies, and he’s had enough. [...] But some experts are skeptical of Musk’s claims. "This seems like a bit of an overreaction," said legal analyst Karen Johnson. "The View is a talk show, and talk shows are known for being opinionated. [...] Despite the criticism, Musk is standing by his decision to sue. "I’m not saying that The View can’t have opinions," he said.
Claim: Elon Musk filed $60 Million suit against The View (Viral post, 2023-03-28)
Evidence (2021-11-30): The claim: Kyle Rittenhouse filed $60M defamation suit against Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar [...] "Rittenhouses (sic) File $60M Defamation Suit Against Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldgerg (sic)," reads text posted on Facebook Nov. 27 and since deleted. [...] - Potatriots Unite, accessed Nov. 29, Rittenhouses File $60M Defamation Suit Against Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldgerg (archived)
Claim: Elon Musk filed $60 Million suit against The View (Viral post, 2023-03-28)
Evidence (2023-08-27): Musk says he doesn’t have to endure that kind of abuse from Whoopi or anyone. "I have enough money to sue the entire planet. I’ll just focus my efforts and make them pay." ABC says "The View" is an editorial show and that the network clearly adds a disclaimer that the views therein are those of the hosts. "That doesn’t give them the right to lie," says legal expert Alan Dershowitz, "and Musk is gonna clean up." [...] Musk says he doubts the suit will land him that kind of cash but that he hopes for a settlement that "teaches those people a lesson."