Putin dismisses claims of U.S. waging war on Russia and China

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed suggestions of the United States preparing for war against Russia and China as nonsense, emphasizing that any war with Russia would be on a different level than the conflict in Ukraine. Putin blamed the United States for tensions with China, citing the formation of the AUKUS security alliance. He stated that while Russia and China were deepening their partnership, they were not building a military alliance. Putin cautioned that a war between great nuclear powers would be a completely different story and expressed skepticism that anyone in their right mind would consider such a scenario.