Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense of the United States Dana Straw warned the countries of the Middle East against cooperation in the field of security with Russia and China, noting that this allegedly could jeopardize the sovereignty of states.
"Obviously, certain countries and partners would like to dodge and check what else they could get from the United States, probing the ground for closer cooperation with the Chinese or the Russians, especially in the security and military-space areas. I would just like to warn them again that there is a point where this will turn into a strategy that will not only jeopardize your cooperation with the United States, but also your state sovereignty in countries like Lebanon, " she said during a webinar on Tuesday, June 1.
Strawl said that for the Middle East states, "the choice between cooperation with the PRC and the Russian Federation or communication with the United States" should be obvious. According to her, the possible benefits from the development of such relations allegedly can not even be compared.
At the same time, back in October 2020, Russian Senator Alexey Pushkov noted that the United States has not been able to resolve the conflicts in Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Ukraine and the problem of North Korea.
On May 29, Die Welt published an article in which German political scientist Joachim Krause said that China and Russia had allegedly formed a military alliance in order to oust the United States from their own economic interests.
After that, on May 31, the head of the Russia in the Asia-Pacific program at the Carnegie Moscow Center, Alexander Gabuev, said that a military alliance implies that allies come to the aid of a partner, even if their interests do not coincide. According to him, Russia and China have enough of their own resources in the military plan.
