Vladimir Putin . Archival photoMOSCOW, 17 Jun. The Western strategy of isolating Russia and its President Vladimir Putin, the reason for the introduction of which was a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, «does not work,» writes the German edition Die Welt. «Putin is not alone,» the publication states. Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia — that's all the assets outside the US and the EU that support the isolation of Russia, German journalists complain. The countries of the «non-Western» world did not want to participate in this process, accusing the US and EU of hypocrisy. Four countries — China, Brazil, India and South Africa — support Moscow. Together with Russia, they produce a third of the world's GDP. They receive fertilizer, energy or weapons from Russia — more than ever before. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have declared their neutrality and are doing practically nothing to increase oil production and thereby slow down the increase in world prices for energy products, the newspaper notes. Vladimir Putin enjoys much more support in the world, especially in the non-Western part of it, what the West expected, sums up Die Welt. Earlier, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that there is no isolation of Russia, we have a huge number of partners. The minister added that «we have a huge number of partners in the Asia-Pacific region, in Asia, in general, in Africa, in Latin America.» isolation of Russia, such a policy is untenable and cannot achieve the goal.Peskov commented on US policy towards Russia Russia has been conducting a military operation in Ukraine since February 24. As Vladimir Putin stated, its goal is “to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.” According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian army has already completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The ministry called the liberation of Donbass the main goal of the operation. In response, the West stepped up sanctions pressure, including in the energy sector. In Europe, calls to reduce dependence on Russian oil and gas have become louder. Nevertheless, the restrictive measures have already turned into economic problems for the Western countries themselves, provoking a record increase in fuel and food prices. The Kremlin called the sanctions an economic war, the likes of which have not yet been. As Vladimir Putin noted, restrictions dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy, and the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people.
