The Statue of Liberty in New York. Archive photoMOSCOW, 16 Jun. The actions of the American political elites are a real tragedy for the people of the United States. This opinion was expressed in an article for the People's Daily edition by Li Haidong, professor at the Institute of International Relations of the China University of Foreign Affairs. Official Washington, the expert claims, creates a «fictitious real world» that is completely divorced from the demands of the people and the trends of the times. Politicians have long promoted the rhetoric about America's status and function in the world as a «beacon of democracy» and a role model for other countries, but in practice at home this discourse proves increasingly absurd. The current massive outbreaks of political extremism, social violence, economic polarization and ethnic fragmentation in the United States are all signs that the United States itself is on the verge of another major crisis, Haidong said. The authorities need to understand their domestic and international political realities much deeper, but the domestic and foreign policies they promote and implement show that they are not really trying to solve the major pressing problems facing the country, which is a real tragedy for the American people, the author of the article concludes.China warned the United States about the consequences of «apartheid» against Russia Earlier, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said that the United States itself had stalled dialogue with Russia, ignoring its national security concerns, and now it has frozen all face-to-face contacts with the Russian embassy. In his opinion, until February 24, 2022, the United States could prevent a military conflict and count on a peaceful outcome — it was enough to convince Kyiv to sit down at the negotiating table with representatives of Donbass. On February 24, Russia launched a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to harassment and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian military, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But the occupation of Ukraine is out of the question, Putin stressed.
