{"id":234685,"date":"2023-05-08T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=234685"},"modified":"2023-05-03T06:16:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T05:16:33","slug":"key-nations-dont-want-to-follow-the-us-on-russia-china-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2023\/05\/key-nations-dont-want-to-follow-the-us-on-russia-china-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Nations Don\u2019t Want to Follow the US on Russia, China Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leaked intelligence assessments detail how Brazil, Pakistan, India, and other countries don’t want to follow Biden.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Popular Resistance<\/p><\/div>\n

30 Apr 2023 – <\/em>Leaked intelligence documents show that key nations, including some of the most populous in the world, don\u2019t want to follow along with President Biden\u2019s policies toward Russia and China, The Washington Post<\/em> reported Saturday.<\/a><\/p>\n

The report cited intelligence assessments allegedly leaked by Jack Teixeira that show the private thinking of several major countries, including\u00a0India, Brazil, Pakistan, and Egypt.<\/p>\n

While the US and India have increased military ties in recent years to cooperate against China, New Delhi has maintained a good relationship with Russia and has become a major buyer of Russian oil.<\/p>\n

According to one of the leaked documents, India appeared to avoid taking sides between the US and Russia during a February 22 conversation between India\u2019s national security advisor, Ajit Kumar Doval, and his Russian counterpart, Nikolay Patrushev.<\/p>\n

During the conversation, Doval assured Patrushev that India supports Russian participation in international venues. Doval said India would ensure the war in Ukraine did not come up during a meeting of G20 foreign ministers New Delhi hosted at the beginning of March.<\/p>\n

Some of the documents detail the private concerns of Pakistani officials, including a memo circulated by Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan\u2019s minister of state for foreign affairs. In the memo, Khar said Islamabad could \u201cno longer try to maintain a middle ground between China and the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

Khar appeared to argue for Islamabad to favor stronger ties with Beijing over Washington. She said preserving the relationship with the US could impact the benefits of Pakistan\u2019s \u201creal strategic\u201d partnership with China.<\/p>\n

The leaked documents include information about Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva\u2019s plans to form a coalition of neutral countries seeking peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, which he later discussed with Chinese President Xi Jinping. According to the Post<\/em>, the leaks show officials at the Russian Foreign Ministry are supportive of Lula\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n

The Biden administration has been furious over Lula\u2019s comments on the war<\/a>. He has said the US is \u201cencouraging\u201d the conflict by pouring weapons into Ukraine, an observation the White House dismissed as Russian and Chinese propaganda.<\/p>\n

Lula also angered the US by allowing Iranian warships to dock in Brazil in March. According to one of the leaked documents, the Pentagon assessed Lula \u201clikely approved the port call to bolster his reputation as a global mediator and burnish Brazil\u2019s image as a neutral power.\u201d The Pentagon did not think the visit meant Brazil and Iran would boost military ties.<\/p>\n

President Biden and his administration have stressed that alliance-building and working with other nations is key to achieving their foreign policy goals. But as tensions have escalated, many countries outside of Europe are reluctant to choose the US over Russia or China. Within Europe, there is opposition to the US\u2019s China policies as French President Emmanuel Macron recently said<\/a> Europe shouldn\u2019t follow Washington into a confrontation with Beijing over Taiwan.<\/p>\n

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Dave DeCamp is the news editor of<\/em> antiwar.com.<\/p>\n

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