Brinken told the newspaper that the United States hopes to establish a more stable and predictable relationship with Russia Reuters

(The transcript of La Repubblica newspaper shows that the correct wording is “predictable” (not “profitable”), “take reckless or aggressive action” (not “attack”)

Rome (Reuters)-US Secretary of State Anthony Brinken stated in a newspaper interview published on Tuesday that the United States hopes to establish a more stable and predictable relationship with Russia, but if the latter continues to be “aggressive,” then Washington will respond. .

“But if Russia continues to take reckless or aggressive actions, we will respond-not for conflict or escalation, but because we will defend our interests and values,” he told the Italian daily La Repubblica.

Brinken-who is attending a conference on international efforts to combat Islamic militias in Rome-mentioned the SolarWind cyberattack and attempts to poison the imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

Earlier this month, US President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in Geneva that certain critical infrastructure should be “banned” from cyber attacks.

When it comes to relations, China is “the most complicated.” Brinken added that the United States respects the different relations between countries and China and will not require any country to choose between the two countries.

“I think we see the confrontational, competitive and cooperative nature of this relationship. There is no single word that can define it,” he said

He added that when dealing with China, “if we work together, we will be more efficient.”

Brinken also said that Italy has made important efforts in drafting legislation designed to protect its 5G network from “untrusted suppliers”. If investments from other countries come, Italy should continue to conduct inspections.

The United States lobbied Italy and other European allies to avoid using Huawei-made equipment in their next-generation networks, saying the Chinese company may pose a security risk. Huawei denied these allegations.