US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference on the annual human rights report, at the US State Department in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2023. - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday voiced skepticism over Chinese President Xi Jinping's "peace" proposals in Moscow, warning they could be a "stalling tactic" to help Russia on the ground in Ukraine. "The world should not be fooled by any tactical move by Russia, supported by China or any other country, to freeze the war on its own terms," Blinken told reporters. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)