Putin and the Presidents: Antony Blinken (interview) | FRONTLINE

Antony Blinken is currently the U.S. secretary of state. He held multiple roles in the Obama administration, including deputy secretary of state from 2015 to 2017, deputy national security advisor to the president, and national security advisor to then-Vice President Joe Biden. From 1994 to 2001, Blinken was a member of President Bill Clinton's National Security Council staff.

The following interview was conducted by the Kirk Documentary Group’s Michael Wiser for FRONTLINE on Oct. 14, 2022. It has been edited for clarity and length.


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[Rexus]

I am in awe of the apparent dignity, seriousness, and competence, with which Antony Blinken operates in his field of work. Much respect, and thank you, sir. Your efforts are much appreciated.

[tlelarsson]

Impressive work by secretary Blinken. Big thank you from Sweden and the high north of Europe.

[toastrecon]

“…had a clearly adversarial relationship with the truth.” Lol. I’ll have to remember that one. I really like him.

[zarrzarr]

Antony Blinken right man for the job wise talk

[brianbenson]

I agree 100%. As an English man, I can spot quality when I see I like him a He's a no nonsense straight speaking guy..
A future president I wreckon 🇬🇧🇺🇲🇬🇧🇺🇲🇬🇧🇺🇲🇬🇧🇺🇲

[yaa]

Perfect man, direct, polite, completely confident, calm and very very human being, hats off for Mr blinken person and personality 👏👋

[jayap.]

Thank you Anthony Blinken for your good interview you are so sympathetic and understanding God Bless You and US ❤frGermany 🇩🇪🌺👍

[Baltasarmk]

My father is in Ukrainian armed forces. Late fall they all were deployed. So while publicly Zelenskyy was trying to deny possible invasion, they were preparing

[youdonthavetoreadthispost.]

Straight talking man. Magnificent communicator. Just what the world needs today !

[jsv]

Thank you America from Finland. Despite all the shit people are giving you around the world, you are doing an amazing job in Ukraine. I wish Europe tool its own security more seriously.

[dizzydog]

I had a negative opinion as this man however this interview has reversed that. A good man in the right place at the right time.

[martintapia]

👏😃
Blinken is quite a bright statesman. Very poised and inteligent, he chooses his wird VERY carefully

[margaretlamb]

Love listening to Anthony Blinken. Great speaker and sensible.

[theveryfirst]

Awesome statesman. Just makes you realise how disastrous trump was.

[ttrestle]

I think Blinken is my favorite full length interview on this topic after Julia Ioffe (obviously). They are both such ballers.
EDIT: corrected spelling error

[gerelsproduction]

Great, informative interview. A true, rare statesman in the States these days, seems like.

[marcoaraujo]

For a guy called Blinken hardly blinks an eye. Very thoughtful, measures every word twice. Accesses a lot of information while talking. Appears to be truthful or disguises it very well. Factor in a little more emotion to get voted president. But I think he makes all the difference in the current position.

[russbaez]

PBS better do this interview AFTER Blinken retire. compare with interview with Bolton.

[tamasgyorffy]

coming from a family of diplomats, with some foreign service experience and studies myself, I really like this guy! Just like. from Hungary. Slava Ukraini! Thanks for this/these excellent interviews with excellent people! Great job!

[ShohruhSaidkarimov]

the word chemistry used between Obama and Putin got me damn choked. And Blinken with a smile goes like: I wouldn’t use the word Chemistry 🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀