Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the United Nations Security Council meeting at the UN Headquarters in New York City on February 24.
Mandatory Credit:	Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the United Nations Security Council meeting at the UN Headquarters in New York City on February 24.
Mandatory Credit: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

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Blinken tells UN Russia's crimes can't become the 'new normal' on Ukraine war anniversary

On the anniversary of the start of Russia's war against Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday called on the international community not to let Russian President Vladimir Putin's crimes "become our new normal" -- and seemed to tacitly downplay a proposal by Beijing to bring an end to the war.