The Capitol Building in Washington DC. Archival photoMOSCOW, May 20The attempts of the West to undermine the modern world order, to replace the norms of international law with «standards» and «rules» have led to a crisis in the system of international relations, a neo-colonial policy to foment conflicts is being actively pursued, the head of the international committee said Federation Council Grigory Karasin. «The attempts of the West to undermine the modern world order, to replace the current norms of international law with amorphous «standards» and «rules» have led to a crisis in the system of international relations,» Karasin said on Friday during the economic forum «Russia — Islamic World: KazanSummit 2022» . His words are quoted by the press service of the Federation Council. He noted that new risks are emerging. «For Western countries, the policy of illegally freezing the assets of other countries, bordering on outright theft, has become customary. We are talking, in particular, about freezing Russian assets in the West in the amount of about $ 300 billion. Such decisions are not only illegal, but also threaten to destabilize the entire international financial system «, — the senator noted. According to Karasin, another threat is «the irresponsible, and in fact, the neo-colonial policy of the West to foment conflicts, push different peoples and states together.» NATO is speeding up the supply of weapons to Ukraine, which already amount to tens of billions of dollars. Thus, the West is making efforts to prolong the crisis, which causes significant damage to the peoples of all Europe,» the legislator emphasized.
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