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The US and Russia had a "frank exchange of views" on their only remaining major nuclear weapons accord, the US envoy says, adding that Washington is still determined to bring China to the table. SOUNDBITE
The European Commission urges the US and Russia to continue talks to "preserve" a nuclear weapons treaty after US President Donald Trump said Washington was withdrawing from the deal. SOUNDBITE
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said US will conduct freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea again, although he gave no timeline for such actions.Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The United States says Chinese President Xi Jinping cannot both improve ties with the West and support Russia after he vowed to boost relations with his counterpart Vladimir Putin. "The People's Republic of China can't have its cake and eat it too," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he raised concerns with China about support for Russia, saying Moscow's invasion of Ukraine depended on Beijing's support. "Russia would struggle to sustain its assault on Ukraine without China's support," Blinken told reporters after his meetings with top leaders in Beijing. SOUNDBITE