Top diplomats told Newsweek President Joe Biden must contain the short- to medium-term Russian threat and face China's existential challenge.
"The U.S. should keep strong strategic attention focused not just on one point across the Pacific, but also in the east of Europe," Adomėnas said.countries will not forget about challenges that Russia poses.
"I think that we are moving to a more common understanding, but I think that we still have some distance to travel... We cannot expect that all of us will change our approaches in one day or one month. The 16+1 group—17+1 until Lithuania's withdrawal in March 2021— is a decade-old project developed by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote business between Beijing and 16 European nations in Central and Eastern Europe.Russia Told U.S. It Won't Abuse Nord Stream 2. Baltic Allies Don't Buy It
Adomėnas described the 17+1 project as one made up of"big promises" but with little substance."Members of the 16+1 format in most cases traded geopolitical credibility for pretty much nothing in return," the Lithuanian diplomat explained.
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