State Department

US pays $2M a month to protect Pompeo, aide from Iran threat

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The State Department says it’s paying more than $2 million per month to provide 24-hour security to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a former top aide, both of whom face “serious and credible” threats from Iran.

WATCH: State Department warns no sanctions relief for Russia in Iran nuclear deal negotiations

By News Desk and Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Friday that the United States would not offer Russia any relief on Ukraine sanctions as a condition of continuing talks on the Iran Nuclear deal.

WATCH: Secretary of State Blinken, British Foreign Secretary Truss hold joint news briefing

By News Desk

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss held a joint news briefing on Wednesday as the Russian attack on Ukraine continues.

WATCH: Blinken holds news briefing on Russia invasion of Ukraine

By Associated Press

Blinken this week will visit six European countries, including the Baltic states and Moldova, which are on particular edge as Russia intensifies its war in Ukraine.

WATCH: State Department spokesman Ned Price calls Putin's nuclear deterrent alert 'unnecessary' and 'dangerous'

By Associated Press

The State Department strongly criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's order to put Russia's nuclear deterrent forces on high alert, saying, "it adds to the risk of miscalculation."…

WATCH: State Department says sanctions against Nord Stream 2 are 'just the beginning'

By Associated Press

Officials at the U.S. State department say sanctions against Nord Stream 2 for military moves into eastern Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin are just the beginning of a response by the United States.

WATCH: State Department says Russia has increased troop presence on Ukraine border

By Associated Press

State Department spokesman Ned Price said the U.S. had seen "more Russian forces, not fewer” along the Ukraine border.

WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price gives news briefing

By News Desk

The U.S. State Department says it will continue seeking a diplomatic path between Ukraine and Russia as the possibility of an imminent Russian attack remains.

WATCH: State Department says the U.S. will close its embassy in Ukraine capital

By Associated Press

The United States said Monday it would close its embassy in the Ukraine capital and move all remaining staffers to a city near the Polish border as invasion fears intensify.