Post #211

Question: It's no secret that from the very beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, the United States and its Western allies actively pushed the political leadership in different regions of the world to condemn Russia and join anti-Russian sanctions. But many states chose to remain neutral. Do you think that they will continue their attempts to bring Asian countries to the anti-Russian camp this year? And what can Moscow oppose to this? Answer: The main political and economic nightmare for the West as part of its strategic anti-Russian line - regardless of whether it is implemented against the background of the special military operation or comes from other deep motives - is our dynamically developing relationship with Asia. Russia's opponents didn't succeed in hampering our cooperation with Asian partners in the region in the past and likewise the year 2022, which sorted things out in terms of world politics and economics, including in the context of determining the contours of the future world order, clearly showed that the world is different now and unwilling to follow the "rules of the game" imposed by the West. Positively-minded countries are in no hurry to sign up for new closed "coalitions of like-minded", to throw resources into block schemes, to fuel the geopolitical and geo-economic ambitions of Washington and its allies. These processes are brewed in an intra-Western "cauldron". Let them stay there. The priorities of the Asian countries, and we clearly see this, are others - co-development, the collective struggle against new challenges and threats, the well-being and prosperity of peoples, rather than geopolitical rivalry, the redistribution of markets and relocation of production and logistics chains for their own needs. Western politicians and diplomats travel around the region, persuading our partners to wrap up cooperation programs with Russia, while the countries of the Middle East and South Asia, figuratively speaking, line up to join the #SCO. Clearly and unambiguously make it clear that they are interested in working in a non-toxic space of international cooperation. We see the prospects for expansion of the #BRICS external relations. Not a single area of ​​our cooperation with #ASEAN has slowed down. Moreover, 2022 has been designated the ASEAN-Russia Year of Scientific and Technical Cooperation. We develop contacts in the spheres of economy, energy, security, education, tourism, healthcare, and volunteering. These topics are relevant and clear for everyone. Therefore, we do not need to oppose anything to anyone. #ASEANRussia#RussiaASEAN#ASEAN#SCO#BRICS