Posted on 03/20/2022 3:25:58 PM PDT by delta7
In referring to “world giants” that have chosen to not fully repudiate the Russian leader, Zakharova was principally referring to China, which the Biden administration is trying to dissuade from giving wartime aid to Moscow.
But some of the world’s most populous states — India, Pakistan, Brazil, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Mexico among them — are also signaling a desire to maintain trade ties and other links with Russia while declaring impartiality on the war.
Less than two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly — 141 to 5, with 35 abstentions — to condemn the attack and call on Putin to withdraw his forces. But analysts say that vote, while an important signal of international revulsion over Russia’s attack, does not really serve as a barometer of intent to fully spurn Moscow.
The four states that directly sided with Russia in voting against the nonbinding U.N. resolution were themselves international outliers: North Korea, Syria, Eritrea and Russia’s ally Belarus. Although the U.S. and its allies portrayed the vote as a stark choice between freedom and repression, the abstainers included India, the world’s largest democracy.
India imports up to 85% of its military equipment from Russia, making it Moscow’s largest arms customer. At the same time, it has drawn closer to the West and its allies as it also seeks to counter Beijing’s reach.
“India is caught in a trap of its own making between Russia and China,” said James Crabtree, executive director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies-Asia, based in Singapore.
“A lot of the weapons that they need to defend themselves against China come from Russia,” he said. “And so you don’t want to get into a situation where you annoy the Russians.”
The war has compelled Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to walk a political tightrope. Speaking at a rally this month, he declared India to be “on the side of peace,” friendly with both Russia and Ukraine.
Wow, the BRICS nations are not turning on each other. In other news, water is still wet.
The entire F&F report was spun to unquestioningly say, "Oh, this is just AWFUL!"
Not a moment was taken to question this or the possibility that the WH or Swamp itself was doing the spamming alleged by "Russians."
Such nonsense.
The U.S. and especially EU are doing nothing also.
Cited countries are simply honest as opposed you our illegitimate regime and media lies, subterfuge and obfuscation.
Brandon condemns and threatens India when Germany is not even mentioned.
The issue is never the issue.
So some third world bleep hole countries are going to take over the financial world? Shouldn’t they at least provide their citizens with indoor plumbing first?
This is the real story.
“North Korea, Syria, Eritrea and Russia’s ally Belarus. “
Wow! That some incredible world economic might right there. America probably spends more on dog food than the combined GDP of those countries
All this cancel culture nonsense likely will result in the dollar losing its status as the world’s reserve currency and that will have major ramifications in manipulating the national debt.
Biden’s policies are going to destroy us financially. It’s hard to imagine his admin could possibly be this stupid. There will probably be another Bretton Woods soon with the dollar just one of a basket of currencies, making it impossible to finance our $30 trillion debt as interest rates shoot through the roof as they try and prop the dollar up. Hyperinflation is very likely under this scenario. That’s why I keep thinking these demented b@st@rds really do intend to push this into WW3. It’s like they are warning Russia, either dump Putin or it’s on.
I tire of the bullying by the globohomo TechnoDicktaters and their little chick-with-a-d*ck Lia Thomas, the swimming dude.
China has all the indoor plumbing they need and they are getting more powerful every year.
Well said.
the policies of our resident vegetable are hurting us worse that russia. Countries not partcipating are like half the world population. Biden is a fuggin idiot
It was probably his tik tokers doing the spamming 🙃
And when the US says the American Navy will no guarantee the safety of any tanker at sea with yuan denominated oil on board, what do you think will happen to that ship when it leaves port? Will the Saudi Navy shadow it at sea and guarantee its safe passage? Would insurance companies write policies for cargo ships the Americans refuse to protect?
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