- Title: Putin says no plans for Russia-China military alliance
- Date: 19th December 2019
- Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (DECEMBER 19, 2019) (RUSSIAN POOL) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** ANNUAL NEWS CONFERENCE BY RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN IN PROGRESS JOURNALIST ASKING QUESTION (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "The United States is negotiating with Japan about the deployment of medium-range missiles. (This information) came from your sources, from American sources. How can we not take it into account? In the context of the islands, among other things. Where are our guarantees (CONTINUES OVER AUDIENCE) that tomorrow new American strike systems (CONTINUES OVER JOURNALIST) will not be (deployed)?" JOURNALIST SITTING WITH HAND RAISED (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "(STARTS OVER JOURNALISTS) As for alliances: we do not have a military alliance with China (CONTINUES OVER AUDIENCE) and we do not plan to create one. The fact that Eastern Asia is tryng to create such a military alliance - other countries are, (CONTINUES OVER PUTIN IN SHOT) you just named them, USA, Japan, South Korea - we are aware of it. And we think this is counterproductive. (CONTINUES OVER SHOT OF PUTIN IN FRONT OF AUDIENCE) Nothing good will come of it." JOURNALISTS RAISING PLACARD WITH QUESTIONS (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "I think that China is capable of producing its own ballistic missile early warning system, but with our help it can do so sooner." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "Early-warning systems about a missile strike. The system works (CONTINUES OVER AUDIENCE) when you are under attack. (CONTINUES OVER JOURNALISTS) It is a purely defensive system. (BACK TO PUTIN IN SHOT) It is true that only the USA and Russia have such systems." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS
- Embargoed: 2nd January 2020 13:11
- Keywords: China Putin Putin's annual news conference Russia Vladimir Putin defensive measure military alliance
- Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Defence,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001BAN6BT3
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday (December 19) Russia is not planning to create a military alliance with China, despite Moscow helping Beijing build a missile attack warning system.
Putin said in October that Russia was helping China build the system. On Thursday, he said it was purely a defensive measure.
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