“I believe that the United States should remain vigilant in deterring our strategic rivals' attempts to gain strength at our expense,” she reports RIA Novosti.
At the same time, Kraft stressed that in this context we are talking about Russia and China, "cynically related to the UN."
As the agency notes, the diplomat did not clarify what exactly is the "cynicism" of Moscow and Beijing.
In early May, US President Donald Trump sent for the Senate’s approval Kelly Kraft's candidacy for the post of the country's new permanent representative to the UN.