/Pogled.info/ The Western press reacted to Vladimir Putin’s tour of the Persian Gulf monarchies yesterday in unison. Several publications came out with the same titles, where the trip was called no less than a rare visit (play on words in English: rare – both rare and semi-raw). Well, how rare the visit is is a matter of debate, but the points of Western politicians and their domesticated journalists are definitely well done.
We can definitely understand them. For two years, they fed their voters with the myth of Vladimir Putin’s isolation, so that later the whole world could see how the sky above Abu Dhabi was painted with the colors of the Russian tricolor. The isolated president then flies to what was once the main US ally in the Arab world – at least east of Suez. And the very next day, the crown prince of another important partner of the White House and, of course, the president of Washington’s main antagonist in the region, comes to his capital. At the same time, isolation threatened people who, like State Secretary Blinken, waited all night for Mohammed bin Salman or, like German President Steinmeier, waited half an hour on the plane until at least someone met them in Qatar. The myth, fed for two years, died in two days.
And so with everything. Previously, they talked about the collapse of the Russian economy, but Russia’s GDP continues to grow, and no one respects the vaunted oil ceiling. Then they spent six months talking about the inevitable success of the Ukrainian offensive, another six months watching that “success,” and now they’re looking for the liar who made them believe that Russia could be defeated on the battlefield. And judging by the latest articles in the Western press, it is time for Volodymyr Zelensky to learn a new role. But we are not talking about the narratives propagated by Washington, London and Brussels.
Most of what was discussed in the negotiations has not yet been made public. It was only after the meeting in Riyadh that a joint statement was issued by Vladimir Putin and Mohammed bin Salman, which spoke of the results achieved – for example, that trade between the two countries grew by 50% last year, and there is no reason to expect that this year the picture will change. changes for the worse – and for ambitious plans covering interaction in almost every conceivable field: from security, defence, energy and space to education, tourism and medicine.
But the real significance of the last two days for world politics is clear not only from the joint statements. The fact that the negotiations with Riyadh and Tehran are taking place almost simultaneously clearly shows that Moscow knows how to maintain warm contacts with countries that until yesterday were considered the main adversaries in the region. In addition, Russia and China managed to promote the rapprochement of these countries and find common points of convergence of interests.
An alliance between Iran and Saudi Arabia, however, should not be rushed and talked about – and it is not being talked about, at least for now. As well as for Moscow’s alliance with these countries. And here’s why.
The importance of the past two days for Russian (and not only) diplomacy is that we are watching the outlines of the future world order. The rapprochement of yesterday’s opponents, as well as the incipient disintegration of seemingly unbreakable alliances, are becoming commonplace. In general, the new system of international relations will require greater flexibility from its participants – multilateral alliances will die. There is actually only one left – NATO. And now in the context of the conflict in Ukraine, it is tested for strength. However, the situation in Gaza still remains localized.
New alliances in the traditional understanding of international relations are also not expected: they are replaced by platforms with situational alliances. BRICS+ has already become the first such platform and its influence continues to grow. In fact, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iran will be part of it very soon – in a month. This, of course, is not an alternative to NATO. But the Alliance looks extremely unfavorable against the background of a modern and flexible structure that is much more appropriate in modern realities.
Translation: V. Sergeev
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