USAMOSCOW, 30 Mar. The aggravation of the situation in Ukraine marked the emergence of a truly post-American world. This point of view was expressed by the American portal The Intercept. Part of the countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America, unexpectedly for the United States, chose a neutral path, refusing to take sides. These states did not join one bloc or another, as they had to do during the Cold War, the article states. China, India, Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia, South Africa and Mexico remained on the sidelines, resisting calls to diplomatically isolate Russia or join the sanctions campaign against its economy. At the United Nations, a group of African states, including South Africa, refrained from adopting resolutions aimed at isolating Russia, the authors of the material pointed out. The neutral position of these countries apparently came as a shock to many Western elites, they should take a position, The Intercept believes. Most of the world, the author of the article believes, that after decades of aggression and abuse by official Washington, the authority of the United States has dried up. A mixture of mistakes and inevitability has led the West into decline, and with it many of the values it has created.» For better or worse, whatever happens next, it will be a complete break with the last few centuries of Western hegemony, not only in politics, but also in culture and ideas,” the publication concludes.Publico: US began self-destruction of dollar hegemonyRussia on February 24 launched a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to harassment and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian military, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But the occupation of Ukraine is out of the question, Putin stressed. Against the backdrop of hostilities in many Ukrainian cities and villages, a humanitarian catastrophe is emerging. The Russian Ministry of Defense lays responsibility for this on the Kiev authorities, who refuse to coordinate the work of humanitarian corridors. In addition, according to available information, the nationalists continue to keep civilians as human shields — more than four and a half million people in Kyiv, Kharkov, Chernigov, Sumy and other cities.
