The Kremlin is full of optimism and confidence that they will be able to successfully resist the event, establishing closer economic and diplomatic ties with China and the global south. About it writes The Washington Post after interview with Russian and European officials and businessmen.
"Russia encouraged her success in detering the support of the Ukrainian counter -offensive, after which a political hopelessness in Washington and Brussels emerged in the continuation of Kyiv's financing. According to Moscow, the support of Israel's invasion of gas was damaged by Washington. Russian positions, ”the publication reads.
Officials in Moscow are raising trade with China, military cooperation with Iran and diplomatic contacts in the Arab world. The Kremlin is also pleased with the fact that it has been able to expand the Brix group at the expense of Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Ethiopia.
WP notes that Putin's have strengthened at the expense of the belief that Russia was more stable in military and economically than the event expected. Especially among the Russian elite, which was initially skeptical about war in Ukraine and the ability of the Russian Federation to withstand sanctions.
"There was some consolidation in the Russian elite. There is some expectation that the situation will change in favor of Russia," said a Russian scientist who has close ties with high -ranking diplomats in the country.
The unnamed European official, with whom the publication communicated, noted that while the event still hopes to return to the previous order, the Russians "realized that it is impossible and trying to build a new world."
The manifestation of this edition calls a noticeable break in Moscow with Israel - this partnership developed after the collapse of the USSR, but now they have decided to sacrifice in favor of relations with Iran and Arab countries. Through these connections, the Kremlin will try to blow conflicts that will be problematic and painful to the West.
"Putin, of course, is trying to undermine the world order, because it is the only strategy for survival for him," said former Russian political prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
It provides a list of Russian geopolitical victories of recent times: Russia has received the silent consent of the United States to cross the red lines in Syria, the United States left Afghanistan, and Ukraine received only partial support for the West. "It looks like the United States is losing the Third World War," Khodorkovsky says.
General Richard Berrons, former Commander of the United UK forces, said that the risks of strategic failure to the West are growing due to the lack of political will to supply enough weapons to Ukraine and return military-industrial production.
"From the point of view of hidden military and economic power, it is absolutely funny that the West has become a hostage to something like Russia as Russia . Putin believes that if it is stubborn for a long time, we, a weak event, will go. And it may be right. It will not be ashamed.
