US Capitol Building. Archive photoMOSCOW, 4 Jun. Western countries, realizing that sanctions and isolating Russia are not having the desired effect, are struggling to find an acceptable way to compromise, writes William Moloney in an article for The Hill. maximum in May, and Russian energy and agricultural exports bring record revenues to Moscow,» the publication notes. According to the author, the United States has failed to rally the whole world against Russia. Thus, out of 195 countries, only 65 agreed to join the US sanctions regime. Meanwhile, «giants» like China, India, Brazil, Mexico and Indonesia refused to participate in the economic war against Moscow. «All this suggests that it is not Russia, the world's most isolated superpower, but perhaps the United States itself,» summed up Observer. Western countries have introduced new restrictions against Russia after the start of a special operation in Ukraine. They mainly affected the financial sector and the supply of high-tech products, but calls in Europe to reduce dependence on Russian energy resources have become louder. However, the result of this step was an increase in energy and food prices in the United States and European countries. As Vladimir Putin stated, the policy of containment and weakening of Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, but sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy and will ultimately worsen the lives of millions of people.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1ccd59913dcb86022232a55cbcadbf4c.jpg" />Macron spoke out against the «humiliation» of Russia
