Sec. of State Antony Blinken said Sunday there's been no thought of canceling Pres. Joe Biden's upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, despite a string of cyberattacks on the U.S. and other aggressive actions.
"We're not looking for conflict. We are looking to resolve those actions which we think are inconsistent with international norms, number one. Number two, where we can work together, we may be able to do that in terms of some strategic doctrine that may be able to be worked together," Biden"So the bottom line is that I think the best way to deal with this is for he and I to meet, he and I to have our discussion.
Pressed on that by Raddatz, Blinken said U.S. sanctions"can be" effective,"especially when they're done in coordination with other countries." But some of those alliances are bruised after four years of former President Donald Trump's badgering and questioning -- with many Europeans in particular unsure whether"Trumpism" is here to stay or whether"America is back," as Biden has made his tagline for this trip.
Biden has sought greater G-7 cooperation to push back against Chinese economic and political coercion and trade practices, but some European leaders are skeptical of the harder American line against Beijing. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, for example, have sought more cooperation with the Chinese government and close economic ties with China's massive economy.
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