Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has rejected an idea put forward by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that nations should team up against China, a long-time ally of Moscow.
Speaking on Friday, Peskov stated that Russia does not enter into alliances against other countries, and all political associations “are aimed at developing good neighborliness and mutual benefits,” adding that Beijing and Moscow have “relations of a special partnership nature.”
On July 23, Pompeo called for a “new alliance of democracies” to oppose China, and said the US needs to work with Russia to achieve its goals on issues like arms control agreements.
“It’s these kind of things – these proliferation issues, these big strategic challenges – that if we work alongside Russia, I’m convinced we can make the world safer,” he said. “I think there is a place for us to work with the Russians to achieve a more likely outcome of peace, not only for the United States but for the world.”
Earlier this month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov explained that the US-China trade war is not in Russia’s interests, nor in the interests of any other country, and he expressed hope that Beijing and Washington will reach a solution through diplomatic methods.
