American flag. File photoMOSCOW, 19 Jun. Washington's attempts to win over the global South to its side in the Ukrainian crisis and isolate Russia have not been successful, writes Foreign Affairs magazine.
"The neutrality of these countries shocked Washington", the publication notes.
According to the author of the article, Bruce Jones, the reason lies in the fact that the United States has ignored the interests of the South for decades. «Amid growing rivalry with China and Russia, the States are concerned about the prospect of a revival of a bloc of non-aligned countries that intend to stay away from this geopolitical rivalry or even push the West and his opponents with each other,” the browser emphasized. At the same time, African and Latin American diplomats criticized Washington's excessive commitment to «an international order based on US interests,» Johnson concluded. On February 24, Russia began special military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» In response, Western countries stepped up sanctions pressure on Moscow, many foreign companies suspended their work in the country, and some countries froze the assets of Russian banks. According to the Russian leader, such actions by the West are aimed at worsening the lives of millions of people. The sanctions have already turned into economic problems for the US and Europe, causing a serious increase in fuel and food prices. What is and what will be?