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Flag at the US Embassy in Moscow. File photoMOSCOW, June 11Washington overestimated its leverage on the countries of the world in order to impose sanctions against Russia, which should «sober up» the American leadership, writes The American Conservative columnist Ted Carpenter. As the author notes, governments around the world hesitate to «directly condemn» Russia's actions, and even more so support for NATO's position on the crisis in Ukraine. «They are even less eager to support tough sanctions under the auspices of the United States. With the exception of NATO and the American allies scattered throughout Asia, they do not enjoy any support for sanctions. This was the case in the first month of the conflict, and since then it has manifested itself even more clearly,» he points out.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/de4d0c14c96f76c3e83f98f48f0b6423.jpg" />Named the countries that nullified Western sanctions against RussiaAccording to him, the “alarm bell” was the vote in the UN General Assembly to criticize the Russian special operation, when 35 countries chose to abstain. “From the very beginning, the global anti-Russian coalition under the auspices of the United States seemed shaky and sluggish. And over time, the situation only worsened,” Carpenter emphasizes. neutrality. Part of Latin America has also refused to wage an economic war with Russia, while Brazil and Mexico, two of the largest political and economic players in the region, are the most clouding of the US anti-Russian strategy, he notes. China and India remained on the side of the confrontation between the West and Russia, which flatly refuse to impose economic sanctions against Moscow. «Attempts to maintain neutrality are annoying to the Biden administration. Its anger has already spilled over even to such major powers as China and India. American officials have stepped up pressure, forcing their governments to adopt the West's sanctions strategy. Some of Washington's statements sounded like a direct threat,» the author points out. As Carpenter notes that Washington's «boorish» attacks at the international level are not very effective. Thus, the Biden administration's threats to impose sanctions against China because of Beijing's relations with Moscow «frightened» a number of East Asian countries, but they did not capitulate to Washington's demands at all. «On the contrary, the sharpness of the United States only strengthened their determination to remain neutral in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. South Africa and other countries of the Global South also complained about the harsh pressure of the United States and refused to change their position,» he writes. According to the author, given the long list of invasions of the West to sovereign countries, it is not surprising that other governments see in his position «a textbook example of self-serving hypocrisy.» «In addition, American leaders overestimated their leverage on countries outside the geopolitical orbit of Washington: they did not support punitive measures against Russia. This should sober up the country's leadership, but so far it does not seem that the administration and the State Department have grown wiser. On the contrary, arrogance and Washington does not have a sense of omnipotence,» Carpenter sums up. After the start of the Russian military special operation in Ukraine, the West increased sanctions pressure on Moscow. Brussels is seriously considering giving up Russian oil and gas. As President Vladimir Putin noted, the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy for unfriendly countries, and the main goal of the United States and Europe is to worsen the lives of millions of people. «/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/715ad179b880087491174e6b32d0bd26.jpg» />The head of the Indian Foreign Ministry sharply answered the question about Ukraine and relations with the West