which press secretary jones zaki described as a top priority to show that the u. s. they strong, reliable partner in the region. yeah, that summit has now been phoned indefinitely. instead, president by then held a bilateral some. it was singapore alone this week. why singapore? well, as the only country in se, asia that is complied with washington demand to condemn and impose sanctions against russia. i'm sure you're pleased with what's happening and you're right now . but we really appreciate the time they're giving to singapore and supplication countries generally. so why the cold shoulder from the rest? well, as the u. s. has made clear and the criticism of the neutral positions taken by china and india, the by name ministration, expect nothing short of full condemnation of russia right now. but many of the countries in the region, how strong economic ties with russia and they're not willing to jeopardize that relationship. washington command, for example, vietnam realized heavily on russia worth calls of what were served as the largest product in the $1780000000