breakthrough? does president biden need to be speaking to president putin for progress really to be made here? and a second question, if i may. in berlin you outlined the stakes of this crisis, including the sanction hit of boarders an right the governing sanction busy of peace and security. president biden several weeks ago said that the u.s. thof u.s american military force is off the table in the swituation. while i m sure that makes instituitive sense for americani wonder if you could explicitly lay out the reasoning why that has been taken off the table and do you believe the president s statement would still apply if russia were to invade ukraine? thank you. first, on the second part of the question. we have made clear and done a number of things in support and in defense of ukraine that will
As the war between Russia and Ukraine continues, China is quietly distancing itself from Moscow as its economy is being slammed with sanctions from the US and its allies.
Kim Jong Un Urges ‘Big Leap Forward’ at Rare North Korea Congress Bloomberg 1/6/2021 Eunkyung Seo and Kyung Bok Cho
(Bloomberg) Leader Kim Jong Un issued a dire warning at North Korea’s first ruling party congress in five years, saying development plans fell far short of their goals and the party would explore a “new path” for making a “big leap forward.”
The days-long Workers’ Party Congress convened to draft a new economic plan began shortly after Kim skipped his usual New Year’s Day address. In opening remarks Tuesday, Kim said the party’s previous five-year development plan, which ended last year, missed its targets due to both “internal and external challenges,” according to the official Korean Central News Agency.