(from left to right) Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, Chinese Central Foreign Affairs commission office director Yang Jiechi, interpreter Zhang Jing, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US national security adviser Jake Sullivan during the US-China bilateral meeting in Alaska. COLLAGE BY IDSI
The “killer” accusation is based on the allegations by the US that Putin and allies had killed or attempted to do so in different countries, although none has had substantive evidence, and several were proven untrue (those declared dead or gassed were alive). Critics of the US point out in return that the US doesn’t raise issues with its allies in their murders of reporters and scientists and even sells arms to them and assists in invasions.