In 2005, Putin had told Bush that Pakistan secretly gave uranium to Iran (Photo- Reuters)
IANS, Washington. In using Pakistan, America not only ignored its heinous crimes but also allowed it to do as it pleased. After it was revealed in many reports that America deliberately allowed Pakistan's nuclear program to proceed, now even in the confidential conversation between the two heads of states, Pakistan's mischief has been found to be at the center of discussion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had told the then US President George Bush in 2005 itself that Pakistan had secretly given uranium to Iran. Both the leaders had called it a threat to their respective countries.
Uranium found in Iranian centrifuge is linked to Pakistan - Putin gave information
Records released by the National Security Archive have revealed that behind closed doors Washington and Moscow shared deep concerns about Pakistan's nuclear control. At a meeting in the Oval Office on 29 September 2005, Putin revealed that uranium found in Iranian centrifuges was linked to Pakistan, confirming long-suspected links between Islamabad's nuclear establishment and illicit networks.
In the conversation, Bush admitted that he had raised this issue with the then Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. He said that A.Q. After the Khan network was exposed, America put pressure on Pakistan, due to which Khan and his associates were jailed or placed under house arrest.
However, Bush also said that America still wants to know what technology was handed over to whom. Putin raised the question why international pressure was not put on Pakistan as much as on Iran or North Korea.
Putin was cautious about Pakistan
He even called Pakistan "a junta with nuclear weapons", which reflected Russia's displeasure at the attitude of the Western countries. Putin had warned decades before the Ukraine war. Decades before the Ukraine war, Putin had warned the then US President George Bush about the expansion of NATO in Ukraine and Georgia.
Putin's visionary thinking is revealed after the release of transcripts of confidential conversations between the two leaders between 2001 and 2008. Putin described NATO expansion as a threat to Russia's security and said he would continue to oppose it through political and strategic means.
Putin met Bush in 2008
During his meeting with Putin in 2008, Bush listened to him attentively and praised his candor. Bush said that you said such things about NATO without fear, I appreciate it. However, Bush said that he could not change US policies.
Bush had considered China as a long-term strategic challenge. New documents of the private conversation between Bush and Putin have also revealed that both the leaders had considered the rise of China as a major strategic challenge in the future.
Bush had described China as the biggest long-term crisis
According to the transcript, Bush described China as the biggest long-term crisis. This issue came up repeatedly in the meetings and phone conversations of the two leaders. During their first meeting in Slovenia in June 2001, Bush said that Russia is part of the West, but China will influence global politics in the coming decades. In a White House meeting in September 2005, Bush clearly said that China is a long-term problem for both America and Russia.