Mercenary force that s made up of russian citizens, basically, as opposed to foreign fighters? and why, more importantly, would the russians use them to do something that the russian military would not want to do? it s not exactly, the russian military is not a beacon of human rights and democracy, or law-abiding what is it that the wagner group can do on the battlefield that russian soldiers may be prohibited from doing, or don t want to do? well, part of it is they don t count in the casualty count, right? so when the russians sell this war domestically, and they say, we only lost two soldiers in syria, well, they are not counting the wagner guys. the same goes for ukraine. even though russian citizens are losing their sons in this conflict, and in conflicts all around the world, i think the fact that as you mentioned, wagner s been fairly accused of human rights abuses, war crimes, crimes against humanity. the russians use this kind of thin veil of plausible deniability. althoug
Strategy a multipronged, multi year strategy that is seeking a coalition of countries coming together to make sure that china together to make sure that china doesn t push other countries around. 30 china doesn t push other countries around.- china doesn t push other countries around. so do you think that countries around. so do you think that president - countries around. so do you think that president biden l think that president biden would look past some of these issues of democratic backsliding in order to gain that strong partner to counterbalance china? it that strong partner to counterbalance china? it is not either or. counterbalance china? it is not either or. it counterbalance china? it is not either or, it is counterbalance china? it is not either or, it is both. either or, it is both. certainly the president is going certainly the president is going to talk to mr modi about how we going to talk to mr modi about how we deepen the quad, the japan, how we d
Actually waiting anxiously waiting to hear you. told two questioners, sabrina from the wall street journal and kumar from the trust of india, and sabrina, you first. thank you, mr. president. i have a question for the prime minister, but first two-part question for you. your comments at a fundraiser this week, the first time that a sitting president has called the chinese president a dictator. did that under mine or complicate the progress your administration has made with the relationship with china and on india, as you raise the broader issues of human rights and democracy, what is your message to those, including some members of your own party who say your administration is overlooking the targeting of religious minorities and crack down on descent in prime minister modi s country.
Collapsing and moving et cetera, et cetera, we had an incident that caused some confusion you might say, but the secretary blinken had a great trip to china. i expect to be meeting with president xi sometime in the future in the near term, and i don t think it s had any real consequence. what was your second question. as you raise broader issues of human rights and democracy, what s your message, including members of your own party who thinks your administration is overlooking a crack down on dissent in india. the prime minister and i had a good discussion about democratic values, and there s a that s the nature of our relationship. we re straightforward with each other, and we respect each other. one of the fundamental reasons that i believe the u.s./china
Future, the near term, and i don t think it has had any real consequence. and what was your second question? as you raise these broader issues of human rights and democracy, what is your message to those, including some members of your own party who believe that your administration is overlooking the targeting of religious minorities and a crackdown on descent in india. look, the prime minister and i had a good discussion on democratic values and there is a that s the nature of our relationship, we are straightforward with each other and we respect each other. one of the fundamental reasons that i believe u.s.-china relationship is not in the space as the u.s.-india relationship is that there is an overwhelming respect for each other because we are both democracies, and it s a common democratic character both our countries