The United States is closely watching Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ongoing visit to China. The US State Department, in a daily briefing, accused China of fueling Russia’s defence industrial base, saying it threatens the security of Europe. Meanwhile, US strategist Michael Pillsbury, who helped Washington formulate China policy for decades, slammed President Joe Biden for making a major policy mistake by driving Russia and China into a strategic partnership. Former US president Donald Trump also said that Putin and Xi met to “do damage.”