Early Friday morning in Asia, Reuters conveyed the White House statements.
The news initially said that US President Joe Biden has been working with speech writers, policy team to finalize the State Of The Union (SOTU) address.
“China ties with Russia too limited to compensate for sanctions,” adds the White House (WH) afterward.
The WH also said, “(WH) Believes Putin has grander ambitions than Ukraine.”
The news joins the slew of geopolitical updates suggesting further noise on the geopolitical front, which in turn can weigh on the risk barometer pairs like AUD/USD.
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