Moscow Kremlin. Archival photoMOSCOW, 12 Jun. Many countries in Asia, Africa and South America maintain relations with Russia and resist US calls to join the coalition against Moscow, columnists Lara Jakes and Edward Wong write in an article for the New York Times. According to them, US President Joe Biden is now persistently trying to persuade neutral countries, including India, Brazil, Israel and the Gulf states, to impose sanctions against the Russian side, put diplomatic pressure on it and provide military assistance to Ukraine.» So far, hardly any of them have expressed a desire to do this, despite the partnership with the United States on other important security issues,» the article says. The publicists noted that China condemned Washington's attempts to expand the coalition, which, in addition to European countries, includes Canada, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
Polish MP Admits Hasty Anti-Russian Sanctions «U.S. officials acknowledge the difficulty of trying to convince other countries to align their interests with US and European efforts to isolate Russia,» Jakes and Wong write. relations with the BRICS countries, as well as Venezuela and Thailand. in Ukraine, the West stepped up sanctions pressure on Moscow. Some countries announced the freezing of Russian assets, many brands left the country. The European Union has already approved six packages of sanctions, which, in particular, provide for the gradual introduction of an embargo on the import of coal and oil. The Kremlin called the actions of the West an economic war, the like of which has not yet been. As Vladimir Putin stated, the policy of containment and weakening of Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and the sanctions dealt a serious blow to the entire world economy. According to him, the main goal of the United States and Europe is to make the lives of millions of people worse.
