Secretary of State Blinken rocks Kyiv

The World

In a surprise move, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken showed up at an underground bar in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday night. He joined Ukrainian rock band 19.99 for a rendition of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.” As we hear from hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman, the band was disappointed not to be on stage with the rock legend, but they called Blinken a natural.

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