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Speaking at the UN General Assembly, President Joe Biden says the US does not seek a "Cold War" or "conflict" with China, adding, "we do not ask any nations to choose between the United States or any other partner." SOUNDBITE
Geneva, Jun 16 (EFE).- United States president Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday held talks in Geneva with relations between Washington and Moscow at their lowest ebb in decades.PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, JOE BIDEN.FOOTAGE PROVIDED BY THE SUMMIT ORGANIZATION.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voices concern about China's military policies and human rights record in high-level talks but insists that Washington is not seeking a "Cold War." SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden says during his State of the Union address that Ukraine is capable of stopping Putin if the US provides Kyiv the "weapons it needs to defend itself." SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to use the Israel-Hamas war in a bid to reduce Western support for Ukraine. "Putin is very much trying to take advantage of the Hamas attack on Israel in the hopes that it will distract us... and that it will result in the United States pulling back its resources" from Ukraine, Blinken tells a Senate hearing. SOUNDBITE
In a speech to a cheering crowd in Vilnius, US President Joe Biden vows that the West will not abandon Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion. "We will not waver," he tells the crowd assembled in the courtyard of Vilnius University, adding that "we will stand for liberty and freedom today, tomorrow and for as long as it takes." IMAGES