Xi and Putin: US Seeks to ‘Contain’ Russia and China

Following a conversation between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin reported on Thursday that both leaders share the perception that the United States is attempting to “contain” their countries. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov remarked after the call, “The two leaders acknowledge that the US is effectively pursuing a strategy of dual containment against both Russia and China.”