OREANDA-NEWS. US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper accused Russia and China of attempt to “rework international order” and called them “revisionist powers.” He stated this during a speech at the Johns Hopkins University.

According to the minister, “Russia still seeks veto power over its neighbours, and interferes in the sovereign democratic processes of other countries” in order to obtain strategic advantages.

As for China, the Secretary of Defense claimed that its “militarization of global commons, its predatory economics, and its state-sponsored threats to intellectual property.” “NATO is awake to this threat, and we are adapting ourselves as prudence demands,” Esper added.