Sergey NaryshkinMOSCOW, Apr 7The situation around Ukraine fully confirms the thesis that the United States, trying to maintain its dominance in the world, overstrained its forces and is turning into an «exaggerated hegemon,» said Sergey Naryshkin, director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation. «A rather interesting situation is emerging, somewhat reminiscent of history of the late Soviet Union: The West, led by the United States, is trying to spread ideological guidelines around the world that it does not believe in and which it constantly refutes with its own actions. As the leading American expert on international politics Farid Zakaria noted, the «empire» has overstretched its forces and is gradually turning into » exaggerated hegemony» that cannot back up its messianic rhetoric with real steps,» Naryshkin wrote in an article for the Russian National Defense magazine.Biden: a year of US sanctions will cost Russia 15 years of its achievements According to him, the desire to maintain the role of world hegemon is pushing the United States to dangerous military and political adventures. The leaders of the countries of the non-Western world are closely following the development of geopolitical confrontation in the European theater of operations, Naryshkin noted. «All of them, including US allies, are not averse to testing the weakening hegemon for strength by expanding the boundaries of what is possible in foreign and domestic policy,» the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service added. .jpg» />China said that the situation in Ukraine would become the «funeral» of US hegemonyAccording to Naryshkin, it is noteworthy that the vast majority of Asian, African and even Latin American states did not join the anti-Russian blockade. “Moreover, expressions of disloyalty to Washington are becoming more open and bold,” said the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service. “Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman refuses to increase oil production, rejects White House (U.S. President) Joe Biden's opinion Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan responds to Western ambassadors' call to condemn Russia's «invasion» of Ukraine: «We are not your slaves,» Naryshkin wrote. leaders of Turkey, India, and the United Arab Emirates, he added, while the Americans themselves bitterly admit that they can no longer afford to talk with partners «in the spirit of the times of Bush Jr.,» Naryshkin said. — this is how worldly glory passes,» summed up the director of the SVR.
