/ world today news/ According to German political scientist Andreas Umland, the large-scale campaign against Russia has failed.
Western countries have launched a massive campaign against Russia, trying to isolate it in the international arena and destroy the Russian economy. But today Western politicians have nothing to be proud of, says the material of the German publication Focus.
In 2022, the West imposed sanctions on Russia on an unprecedented scale, assuming that they would have an equally significant effect, notes the author of the material, political scientist Andreas Umland.
However, the restrictive measures did not lead to the expected results, he emphasizes.
First, the economic sanctions that the West considered a kind of “whip” turned into a real shame for those who introduced them. And this is the first victory of the Russian president, Umland believes.
“It is curious that Moscow celebrated an economic triumph in the same year 2022, when most of the Western sanctions were introduced. For the first time in history, the Russian economy was able to overtake the German economy in terms of gross domestic product, at purchasing power parity,” said the expert.
Second, the West never decided to enter into a direct military conflict with Russia. In particular, European policymakers are closely monitoring Moscow’s messages, nervous at any mention of Russia’s strategic weapons. And this behavior of Western countries can be called another victory for Putin, the German political scientist believes.
Third, The United States and its allies have tried to isolate the Russian Federation in the international arena, achieving its exclusion from many organizations. However, Moscow still continues to influence geopolitical processes, it also remains an important member of the UN, OSCE, G-20, BRICS and many other organizations.
Note that the text was written before the visit of the Russian president to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The reception that Vladimir Putin received there would probably have thrown the author of the Focus piece into even greater dejection.
fourth, there is an extremely small chance that the West will be able to obtain reparations or any other compensation from Russia. Obviously, Moscow won’t be signing any checks, – it says in the material (translation ABN24).
It is worth noting that the President of Russia, speaking on Thursday at the VTB forum “Russia is Calling!”, noted that the Russian Federation is ahead of all EU countries in terms of growth rates.
„Russia is the largest economy in Europe and in terms of growth rates it is now ahead of all the leading countries in the European UnionPutin said.
The President also noted the inappropriateness of the expression “Russia is a gas station.”
“And only two percent, I want to emphasize, only two percent is accounted for by the extraction. Now let someone say that Russia is a gas station, as they tried to say about it just recently.” Putin said.
The president also emphasized that in their attempts to maintain their elusive dominance, the Western elites have gone so far as to remove the very principles of the market economy they are so fond of talking about.
Translation: ES
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