Blinken said in a speech on Friday that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a "strategic failure."
"Today, many see Russia's military as the second strongest in Ukraine," he said.
"The Kremlin often claimed it had the second strongest military in the world — and many believed it," Blinken said in a speech in Helsinki, Finland.
"Today, many see Russia's military as the second strongest in Ukraine."
In the speech, Blinken called Russia's war against Ukraine a "strategic failure" that had diminished "Russia's military, economic and diplomatic power, and its influence for years to come."
Persons:
Blinken, —, Antony Blinken, Wagner
Organizations:
Service, Ukraine, intel, Russia
Locations:
Ukraine, Russia, Helsinki, Finland