The U.S. is exposed for "intentionally forming a core group of five countries: the U.S., China, Russia, Japan, and India," Russian response, White House denies.

Source: Global Times

【Global Times reporter Su Yanqi】According to the US "Politico" website, it was reported on the 10th that a seemingly "unattainable" idea has emerged from Washington this week, namely that the US is considering forming a new "Core 5" (C5) group consisting of the US, China, India, Japan, and Russia, in contrast to the existing Group of Seven (G7). However, the White House has denied this report.

White House photo source: US media

According to the report, the idea of establishing the "C5" originated from an "unreleased version" of the US National Security Strategy Report released by the White House last week, which is longer than the public version. Experts in national security said that Europe was not included in the concept of the "C5".

According to RIA Novosti on the 11th, after the news came out, Russian Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Medvedev said that the US idea of establishing the "C5" seemed to be a warning to Europe. According to TASS, Russian President's Press Secretary and Kremlin Spokesperson Peskov said when responding to media inquiries that Russia has not received any invitation from the US to join the "C5". Regarding whether Russia is interested in such a platform, Peskov said, "What this means remains to be seen."

However, "Politico" said that White House spokesperson Anna Kelly categorically denied the existence of the document. She told the media that the 33-page US National Security Strategy Report "has no alternative, private or classified version."

The Pentagon has not yet responded to the report.

On the night of December 4, the White House released the US National Security Strategy Report, focusing on America's "core national interests," emphasizing the priority of the Western Hemisphere, sharply criticizing Europe, downplaying the threat of terrorism, striving to maintain high-intensity but controllable great power competition in the Asia-Pacific region, and aiming to achieve a balance between external commitments and internal capabilities. The President usually releases the National Security Strategy Report at the end of the first year of each term. The report is not legally binding, but it has some influence on the allocation of federal government budgets and the formulation of policy priorities.

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