Russia is creating a post-American world
In Ukraine, Moscow has challenged the West, writes "Pechat". If she withstands the total pressure and wins, then others will follow her example, which will put an end to Western dominance. The world is now watching who behaves and draws conclusions. And they are not in favor of the United States and its vassals.
Boyan Bilbia
The Western media took advantage of the fact that the Russian special operation in Ukraine was a little delayed, and launched an avalanche of criticism against the Russian military and political leadership, primarily Vladimir Putin. Allegedly, Putin's plan collapsed, the generals betrayed him and sent him false information from the front, or they are simply helpless, since they could not conquer "weak Ukraine" in five days. Of course, they do not mention that in the last eight years the West has turned Ukraine into the most powerful military force in NATO Europe with more than 600 thousand soldiers and continues to actively arm it. But they say that Russia is disintegrating because of military failures and defeats, and Western sanctions are especially painful for it, and it has no future. At the same time, the opposite narrative of Western propaganda is being instilled with no less tenacity. They say that Russia is a dangerous enemy who, having finished with Ukraine, is going to destroy one European state after another. Therefore, all NATO countries should embark on the path of self-denial, even if they freeze and starve, they should buy as many American weapons as possible and prepare for a long war with a bloodthirsty enemy. Otherwise, Putin will win, and everyone will "lose their freedom."
In isolation from reality
These inconsistencies were pointed out recently by the famous American thinker Naom Chomsky in an interview with the Sarajevo journalist Senad Hadzhifeizovich, when he asked why the West threw such forces against Russia, if in fact it is a "paper tiger"? Why do the media make completely opposite statements at the same time? On the one hand, according to them, Putin's army does not pose a threat even to "poor, unprotected Ukraine," and on the other hand, Russia is a huge danger to the whole of Europe, and the Russian military is about to break into NATO capitals. There is no answer, and where can it come from, because both statements do not touch reality in any way. Russia is not a third-rate state, but a powerful military superpower and a global force that has a great impact on the world economy. Also, Russia is not preparing for aggressive campaigns against Europe.
Those who closely follow the operation in Ukraine noted that in the first days and weeks the Russian army acted quite gently, almost without encountering enemy forces, relying on missile strikes on strategic infrastructure as a warning that significant destruction and attacks could follow. The actions were not carried out with the aim of occupying a large territory, but served as a call for negotiations in order to achieve Russian goals through diplomatic means before the turn comes to much more severe military methods that will entail serious destruction and military and civilian losses. If a serious analysis had been carried out, the Kiev authorities would inevitably have come to this conclusion and would have agreed to the Russian compromise proposals that sounded from the very first days of the fighting at the negotiations in Belarus. The Kiev side not only did not respond to these proposals, but also decided to give a brutal rebuff, relying on the NATO capitals, first of all Washington, which is extremely interested in pumping billions of dollars into the Ukrainian "death machine".
Therefore, it is clear that Moscow has offered Kiev a way out of the crisis before it takes tragic forms. In the same way, she made her proposals to Washington back in December. Then Russia insisted that the Americans respond in writing, thus leaving a kind of evidence for history. The essence of the Russian demands in both cases boiled down to one thing ― the demilitarization of Ukraine and the elimination of any threat to Russian security. In addition, Moscow wanted to form a Ukrainian government that would strive to develop good-neighborly relations with Russia and would respect the rights of the Russian population on its territory. Moscow only wanted commitment to European values from Kiev and Washington: peace, good neighborliness and respect for human rights. Given that the Ukrainian authorities have refused all these proposals, the question arises: how do they want to join the EU if they do not honor any of the above? Or in their case, it doesn't matter, since they have an American blessing because of anti-Russian activities? Maybe so, but it cannot be hidden that, since 2014 and the first Minsk agreements, they had many unused chances to avoid what is happening today.
Global regrouping
The fact that the Russian special operation has been "delayed" a little has a second side of the coin. This time is used for world regrouping and shaping the outlines of the future world order. The process, which is associated with huge changes, is now presented to the Western public shamefully, but it is impossible to completely ignore it. Some leading Western media and analysts are gradually recognizing the new reality. So, the French "Figaro" noted that because of the sanctions, Russia will create its own camp in the world, which will be stronger than the Western one. It says that the West, with its sanctions, has pushed Moscow out of the international system that has been established in recent decades, which unties Russia's hands. "Free Russia will create its own "camp", which will be stronger than the Western one due to the likely entry of China and many other countries into it," French journalists believe. They add that the goal of the West has always been maximum globalization, and Russia and China have gravitated to another variant of international relations, in which the main role is played by states.
A warning to the United States and the West was also expressed by one of the prominent American experts, CNN author and former Nesweek reactor Fareed Zakaria. He is also extremely worried about the coming period. "One of the most important signs of the new era is that it will be post-American. That is, the Pax Americana that has existed for the last three decades will end. Signs of this are everywhere. So, the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, two countries whose security has depended on Washington for decades, refused even to answer the phone call of the US president, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. Remember that Israel (at first) and India refused to call Putin's actions aggression, and all four countries made it clear that they would continue to work with Russia," Zakaria recalls and calls on Europe to abandon the role of a passive player in international relations and take a chance in the "super―balance of liberal values." "In order for the West to unite again and gain strength, it must win in Ukraine," the American expert concludes.
The end of "economic colonization"?
Similar considerations are heard from the opposite side ― from Moscow. Russian experts believe that Russia has challenged the West, and its military defeat in Ukraine would mark its end. If Russia withstands the total pressure and wins, then others will follow its example, which will put an end to Western dominance. Then the "economic colonization" of Central and Eastern Europe by the European Union will end, as many European countries will embark on the path of rapprochement with Moscow. Western states will conclude security agreements with Russia, thereby dramatically weakening American influence and depriving the United States of the opportunity to put sticks in the wheels of Russian-European cooperation. As it turns out, the litmus test determining the position of countries in opposite camps can be considered their behavior during the eight years of the Ukrainian crisis. On the one hand, as reported by the Russian media, Washington with its obedient vassals, and on the other ― supporters of a more just, multipolar world order. As noted, the United States authorities are discouraged by the fact that many countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America do not want to join the anti-Russian sanctions and thus help the Kiev regime.
There is another, at first glance unremarkable, but very important point that can play a decisive role, especially for "wavering" states. It's about how the West acted towards the Russians and their property. They just seized it in their Western jurisdictions. And if it is still possible to somehow understand why this was done with the state property of Russia and its foreign exchange reserves (although in fact there are no excuses for this), then it is completely unacceptable that private individuals, mainly businessmen, who were left without their bank accounts, real estate, yachts and everything else, were deprived of property. It is especially shocking that the strongest blow fell on these businessmen, who, allocating a lot of money and making statements against the Russian authorities, in every possible way proved to the West that they were "their own".
As it turned out, those who renounced their country have no one else to protect. The West will definitely not do this. But this is a warning to the business community of all other countries that their property may also be seized at the moment when their authorities do not agree with America. On the one hand, it "cements" the loyalty of these states and Washington's elites, and on the other, it causes distrust and an undisguised desire to see the collapse of a system that does not honor private property. At least Russia and China won this conflict. This explains why Moscow has not yet nationalized Western enterprises, although it has the right for many reasons. It needs to compensate for losses not only due to the freezing of its assets, but also due to the termination of the activities of Western firms on its territory. Nevertheless, Moscow is now trying to find a way to keep this capital intact. This is the key to preserving the reputation and reliability of Russia as a partner. The world is now watching who behaves and draws conclusions.
