Senior G7 officials tried to defend the coercive measures against the Kremlin but clashed with the G20 half’s lack of interest in isolating Moscow.
Washington did not get the desired response from this campaign.
Few countries have so far joined the US campaign to isolate Russia and China, an analysis by Bloomberg news agency showed on Friday.
Although Washington and its allies have sanctioned Russia for the military operation in Ukraine, half the members of the Group of 20 (G20) have not joined and they represent about 85 percent of global economic output, the media reported.
The text adds that senior officials from the G7 (group of the seven richest countries in the world) tried to defend the coercive measures against the Kremlin, but clashed with the lack of interest of half of the G20 in isolating Moscow.
One of those who refuses is China, Bloomberg pointed out, who also recalled how a few weeks before the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Chinese President Xi Jinping joined his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and declared a friendship “without borders.” would have.
China’s spending on Russian oil has skyrocketed since the Ukraine conflict erupted, and in lieu of sanctions, Beijing bought 72 percent more Russian energy last June than a year earlier.
According to the Material Reviews, China is “far from alone” in its rejection of anti-Russian restrictions.
He mentions that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to Putin about the possibilities of expanding trade; Turkey refused to comply with the restrictions; and Saudi Arabia also has good relations with Moscow through the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+).
The same is happening with countries in Latin America and Africa, where Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov highlighted Moscow’s historic support for African liberation movements.
In an attempt to “revive the narrative not only against China but also against Russia,” Foreign Minister Antony Blinken will travel from Asia to South Africa on August 7, then to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.
Additionally, with the same goal, President Joe Biden’s administration invited African leaders to attend the Washington-led summit scheduled for mid-December this year to reaffirm a commitment to “democracy and human rights.”
