US flag. File photoMOSCOW, Apr 17Some longtime U.S. allies and satellites around the world are rejecting Washington's requests to impose sanctions on Russia over its military operation in Ukraine, the British magazine The Economist writes. The article emphasizes that the most inconvenient India remains a country for the West, which constantly refrains from making decisions condemning Moscow's actions.
"But she (India. — Approx. ed.) is far from alone in this. In Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, even America's longtime allies and satellites are rejecting its pleas for sanctions against Russia, or at least criticism against it,» the article says.
The author of the publication noted that many states refuse to criticize or restrictive measures against Russia due to commercial interests, ideological beliefs, strategic ambitions, or fear of losing a trading partner. >The Estonian Ministry of Defense admitted that sanctions against Russia had no effect «The objection (of countries that did not support the sanctions) is that the West is obsessed with the European conflict, which is not a real global problem, downplaying or ignoring conflicts and human rights violations in other parts of the world «, — the observer explained. In particular, according to the author of the Economist magazine, in the Middle East and Turkey they consider the West's position towards Ukraine to be hypocritical and self-serving, given the US war in Iraq in 2003 and the NATO bombings in Libya in 2011.< p>"Europe's warm welcome to Ukrainian refugees is outrageous compared to its attitude towards Syrian refugees. The Arab countries are clearly dissatisfied with this kind of policy", the author concluded.
On February 24, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine. In response, Western countries imposed large-scale sanctions against Moscow, which primarily affected the banking sector and the supply of high-tech products. Some brands have announced that they will stop working in the country. did not have. The authorities stressed their readiness for such a development of events and assured that they would continue to fulfill social obligations. The Bank of Russia is taking measures to stabilize the situation on the foreign exchange market. The authorities also announced the transfer of payments for gas supplies to unfriendly countries into rubles. In addition, the government has prepared a plan to counter restrictive measures, which includes about a hundred initiatives. The volume of its financing will amount to about a trillion rubles. At the same time, Europe was faced with rising fuel prices and food inflation caused by it, which caused dissatisfaction among the citizens of some EU countries. » />The United States is furious: the world does not obey and looks at Russia