The leaders raised serious concerns about NATO’s “continuous strengthening of military-security ties with Asia-Pacific countries” and said they “oppose external military forces undermining regional peace and stability.” (Pavel Byrkin/Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images)Ĭhinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed “serious concerns” about the security pact AUKUS grouping - comprised of Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States - and NATO, according to a joint statement released by China’s Foreign Ministry Wednesday.Ĭhina and Russia also voiced concern about the nuclear-powered submarine cooperation plan among the AUKUS and urged members to “strictly fulfill their obligations not to proliferate weapons of mass destruction.” Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday. Kirby said the US wants to ensure Ukrainians can defend themselves against any renewed Russian offensive while also having the flexibility to "conduct offensive operations of their own at a time and place and a size and a scale of their choosing." ![]() "We have got to make sure that we are doing everything we can to make sure Ukraine is ready for that," he said. ![]() Kirby said the coming weeks would be "critical," in the war and the US expected Russian President Vladimir Putin would "try to mount another offensive and maybe along many different vectors." That means support. That means weapons. That means capabilities. That’s what we’re going to be focused on.”īattles to come: Ukraine is preparing to launch a spring offensive against Russian forces, built largely around the more powerful and more advanced systems Western countries have agreed to send, including tanks and other armored vehicles. ![]() "So the Ukrainians are prioritizing this fight - the Russians have clearly prioritized this fight, and what we’re going do is stay focused on making sure that President Zelensky has what he needs, wherever he chooses to fight. That means intelligence.
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