Russian President Vladimir Putin. Archival photoMOSCOW, 16 Jul. The West's calls to unite against Russia have fallen on deaf ears in other parts of the world, writes the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong."In recent weeks, the Russian leader, far from isolated, has been in contact with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, recently ousted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and Senegalese President Maki Sall, who is also chairman of the African Union" .
The observer added that, despite the attempts of Western representatives to avoid Sergey Lavrov at the G20 meeting, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry was caught having a «heartfelt conversation» with colleagues from China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, Turkey and Argentina. After the start of the Russian military special operation to demilitarize and denazification of Ukraine, the West stepped up sanctions pressure on Moscow. Some countries announced the freezing of Russian assets, many brands left Russia. The European Union has already put in place six packages of sanctions, including an embargo on Russian coal and oil. But this turned into problems for the West itself, provoking a sharp increase in inflation and prices for food and gasoline. The Kremlin called the restrictions an economic war like no other, and took retaliatory measures by banning foreign investors from withdrawing funds from the Russian financial system and transferring payments for gas in rubles. As Vladimir Putin noted, the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and the sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. However, he is sure that current events draw a line under the global dominance of the West in both politics and economics. The United States deceived the European Union because of Russia