MOSCOW, 4 Nov. The new Cold War against Russia is not going as well as some Western politicians thought, writes Bloomberg.
This, as the author of the article Pankaj Mishra noted, is evidenced by the controversial trip of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to China.
«Scholz's trip to Beijing, while the United States strongly and comprehensively opposes cooperation with the PRC, shows a split in Washington's relations not only with Berlin, but with the whole world,» the publication says.
As the observer points out, the reason for the apparent split in the Western camp lies in the unwillingness of countries to jeopardize their economic interests for the sake of the United States.
«Germany cannot sacrifice its economy because of the Ukrainian crisis. As for global economic interests, then they will also not obey the American will,» Mishra emphasized.
According to the author of the article, the contradictions between Washington, and in particular the head of the White House Joe Biden, with the rest of the world will escalate even more after he
«Indonesia is preparing to host the heads of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, the elections in Brazil were won by China's staunch ally Luis Inacio «Lula» da Silva, and, finally, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be the first senior Western leader to visit China in three years — Biden could be doomed to a lonely battle,» the publication emphasized. to refuse Russian fuel. Against the backdrop of a rise in the price of fuel, primarily gas, the industry in Europe has largely lost its competitive advantages, which also affected other sectors of the economy. Also, the United States and European countries faced a record inflation for decades.