On February 25, the New York Times published a report entitled "Two Years After the Outbreak of the War, the U.S. Action to Isolate Russia Has Limited Effect", compiled as follows:
After Russia launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Biden** launched a diplomatic offensive that was no less important than an emergency delivery to the Ukrainian military**. The United States has imposed economic sanctions on Russia, calling for a collective defense of the international order, seeking punishment for economic pain and political isolation for Russia. The goal is to get major companies and countries to cut ties with Moscow.
Two years on, however, Putin is not as isolated as the United States had hoped. Russia's endogenous strength, stemming from its abundant oil and gas resources, supports its financial and political resilience and gives it the ability to withstand Western pressure. In Asia, Africa and parts of South America, Russia's influence is as great as ever, and even growing.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared in June last year: "Russia is now more isolated on the world stage than ever before." He added that the wars unleashed by Putin have "weakened Russia's influence on all continents."
However, in other parts of the world, except for North America and Europe, there is evidence that Blinken's claims are false.
Russia's foreign relations have also been strengthened as its foreign economic ties have grown, including with some of its close partners in the United States. Putin visited Beijing in October last year and received the Indian foreign minister in Moscow at the end of December last year. In addition, Putin was warmly received in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
A new report from the London-based Royal Tri-Services Institute shows that Russia's influence in Africa is also expanding. After the death of Wagner Group leader Prigozhin last summer, Russian military intelligence took over the Wagner Group's extensive operations in Africa and forged closer ties with African countries** that rely on the group for security.
Russia is not isolated," said Michael Kimich, an expert on Cold War history at the Catholic University of America, "and it is not isolated economically, nor diplomatically." In this war, it delivered its own message. ”
Edward Fishman, who served as Obama, said: "At this moment, the effectiveness of sanctions is disappointing. (Compiled by Guo Jun).