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In Putin and Russia, Jinping sees counterweight to American, NATO influenc
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"I think you've seen over the years that these two countries are growing close together. I wouldn't go so far to call it an alliance. ... (it's) a marriage of convenience, because that's what I think it is. In President Putin and Russia, President Xi sees a counterweight to American influenc
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US has significant concerns about China's behaviour: White House
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"In some cases, we have significant concerns about China's behaviour, particularly their coercive and aggressive behaviour for instance in the South China Sea in pursuing false maritime claims, concerns about intellectual theft and some trade practices," Kirby said in response to a question
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Pentagon provided real-time intelligence to Indian Army on India-China 202
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to the U.S. News and World Report, the US government for the first time provided real-time details to its Indian counterparts of the Chinese positions and force strength in advance of incursions by the PLA in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang Sector.
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Vandalism at Indian Consulate "absolutely unacceptable": White House
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"We certainly condemn that vandalism, it's absolutely unacceptable. State Department's diplomatic security service is working with local authorities to properly investigate. State department will work on infrastructure perspective to repair the damage," Kirby said.
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Russia may provide fighter jets to Iran: White House
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
White House spokesperson on national security issues, John Kirby in a virtual press briefing told reporters that the U.S. has "additional information" that Iran's support for Russia's war in Ukraine is growing.
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"US would welcome any effort....end of hostilities in Ukraine," White Hous
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
White House on Friday (local time) reiterated that the US would welcome any effort that could lead to an end of hostilities in Ukraine when asked if there is still time for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop the war or convince President Vladimir Putin.
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Second 'high altitude object' shot down over Alaska: White House
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the Department of Defense shot down a "high altitude object" that was in Alaska's airspace in the last 24 hours.
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'Farcical, laughable': John Kirby on Lavrov's war started by West' remark
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"The Russian would have you believe as Lavrov likes to say that the war started by the West that places throughout the world, particularly in Africa and Latin America are issues with energy and food security which is farcical and it would be a laughable comment if it wasn't so serious abo
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US recognizes Russia's Wagner group as "transnational criminal organizatio
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a White House briefing, Kirby said that additional sanctions would be imposed against Yevgeny Prigozhin's military company, which will be announced next week.
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US accuses North Korea of delivering arms to Russia's Wagner Group
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The White House on Thursday (local time) accused a private Russian military company, the Wagner Group, of taking delivery of an arms shipment from North Korea to help bolster Russian forces in Ukraine, reported The Straits Times.
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US don't want to see conflict with China: Top White House official
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
His comments on China come as the State Department launched the new Office of China Coordination on Friday to help manage competition between Washington and Beijing.
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China turns blind eye to criticism of its Covid management: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Chinese government turned a blind eye to the criticism of its Covid management, Voices Against Autocracy has stated, adding that despite all the world criticism, China stuck to its impractical and unreasonable zero-covid policy and ignored the innocent civilians suffering.
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