TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• A former U.S. National Security Advisor says the U.S. is fighting a proxy war against Russia to focus on China

• Biden and Scholz meet for the first time since the bombshell Nord Stream attack report

• Neo-Nazi suspect says Ukraine approved terror attack on Russian soil

LINKS MENTIONED:

• China boosts defense spending

• In First Wartime Meeting, Blinken Confronts His Russian Counterpart

• Biden Lauds Germany’s Military Aid to Ukraine in Scholz Meeting

• Scholz and Biden pledge to keep pressure on Russia, as US promises €376m in support to Ukraine

• Kiev approved deadly raid into Russia, neo-Nazi behind attack tells FT