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Blinken travels to Eastern Europe as tensions with Russia build

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in the Moldovan capital Chisinau on Wednesday, the first stop of a brief Europe tour during which he will aim to solidify the Western support for Ukraine across NATO allies and neighboring countries. The U.S. top diplomat's trip comes as Ukraine is trying to fend off intensifying Russian attacks in the east and as President Vladimir Putin warns that allowing Kyiv use Western weapons to hit inside Russia would trigger a global conflict. In Chisinau, Blinken will meet with President Maia Sandu and other senior officials at a time when U.S. officials say the country faces Russian "influence operations".