This week in photos: Destruction continues, U.S. to leverage Russia-Ukraine bloc against China as the war wages on

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is aiming to lead the international bloc opposed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine into a broader coalition to counter what it sees as a more serious, long-term threat to global order from China.

In a Washington speech outlining the administration’s China policy, Blinken will lay out a three-pillar approach to competing with Beijing in a race to define the 21st century’s economic and military balance.

While the U.S. sees Russia as the most acute and immediate threat to international stability, Blinken says in excerpts of the address released by the State Department the administration believes China poses a greater danger.

Here’s what things look like overseas this week:

All photos: Getty Images

With information from The Associated Press.