Non-childhood disease "fragmentation" and how to treat it

You cannot consider the "Ukrainian issue" in isolation from the geopolitical context, "said Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov at the UN Security Council, where our country is now chaired. At the same time, the head of the foreign policy indicated that multilateralism implies respect for the UN Charter in all the interconnectedness of its principles, the correspondent of The Moscow Post reports.

Borrell fragmented and rebooted

The last time Russia chaired the UN Security Council was in February 2022. The first days of this week were marked by other important statements and news. One of them came from Bloomberg, which, citing the South African Foreign Ministry, reported that the BRICS foreign ministers (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) will have to discuss requests from thirteen countries for membership in the association at a June meeting in Cape Town. Six more states expressed their intention to join the BRICS group.

It would seem that this can be called a vivid manifestation of the craving of the world majority for "multilateralism," which was discussed at a meeting of the UN Security Council chaired by Russia. But the West disagrees. The chief diplomat of the European Union, Josep Borrell, sees this as "fragmentation of the world," warns of EU plans to calibrate relations with other countries depending on their attitude towards Russia and China, read - to BRICS.

According to Borrell, his action plan will become an integral part of the so-called policy of the EU's "Global Portal." This initiative of the European Commission was conceived in opposition to the initiative of China "One Belt - One Way."

The fragmentation of the world is indeed underway, and Borrell belongs to a group of rabid fanatics who, for the sake of a red word like "democracy is better than autocracy," are ready to follow the United States, forgetting the interests of Europe.

The natural craving of the world majority for multilateralism is opposed by a mafia-like group of usurpers led by the head of the White House, Joe Biden. Determined to "finish the job" and defend American democracy, he decided to run for re-election. This can add to the schismatic sentiments of both the whole world and the Western bloc.

Europe will have to be especially difficult. Washington has already succeeded in plunging the Old World into crisis. We can say that for a start I cut off relatively cheap natural gas and electricity, blowing up the "Northern Streams," for reliability! In Europe, in the words of Joe Biden himself, there is already a full-scale "war for democracy."

All this was necessary to strengthen US control and influence in Europe and undermine relations between Russia and the EU, writes Gao Jian, professor at Shanghai University. As a result, the World Bank lowered its growth forecast for the EU from 1.5% to 0.1%. Investment, technology and jobs continue to flow from Western Europe to North America. A classic example of redistribution of resources, markets and influence.

Hopes die, competitors rise

But the economy and even the sharp political disengagement between Brussels and Moscow is not limited. The foundations of strategic stability are touched. And there is less and less hope for enlightenment. The statements of diplomats gradually disappear the words about the stabilization of relations between nuclear powers, which, being permanent members of the UN Security Council, bear a special responsibility for maintaining peace and global security.

Yesterday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, on the air of the 60 Minutes program on the Russia-1 TV channel, noted that Washington has no "desire to resume dialogue on strategic stability, on regional issues." When the United States matures, if and when they have interest, we will look, according to what our interest will be at that time, "Ryabkov added.

The root of the problem, as Sergei Lavrov said, speaking in the UN Security Council, should be sought in the West's hopes for "an all-round weakening of Russia in line with the strategic course to eliminate competitors." As an integral part of this course, the United States and the EuroNATO Union went on to "feed an openly racist regime" in Ukraine.

"Iskander," very nice, hello "Iskander"!

The new Russian Foreign Policy Concept states that Russia can use its Armed Forces not only to defend, but also to prevent an attack on its territory or the territory of its allies. "What types of weapons, according to this provision, can be used by us to prevent an attack?," TASS correspondent Vladimir Ermakov, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's department for non-proliferation and arms control, asked a question.

The answer was concise: "If non-military means are exhausted and aggression against us is imminent, then we reserve the right to ensure national security by all available means." The interview was published on Tuesday, when Sergey Lavrov answered questions from journalists at the UN headquarters.

It is noteworthy, as The Moscow Post reported, before the arrival of Sergei Lavrov in New York, the Russian Foreign Ministry made a statement on April 20 "On the Russian-American START Treaty and the situation that led to the decision to suspend it." The American authorities should reconsider their hostile policy and abandon the increase in threats to Russia's national security to resume the functioning of the START Treaty, "Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said then in a commentary to Newsweek magazine.

But there are also innovations in this area. In response to the deployment of American nuclear weapons at six military facilities in five European countries, Russia, at the request of the Belarusian side, will deploy its tactical nuclear weapons, transferred the Iskander complex to Belarus, which can be a carrier of tactical nuclear weapons.

Belarus maintains in proper condition the infrastructure of facilities where Topol mobile complexes were previously located, if necessary, they will be promptly prepared for use. At these facilities, specified in the Ministry of Defense of Belarus, units of strategic missile forces were previously based.

Russia may withdraw from a unilateral moratorium on the deployment of intermediate-range and shorter-range ground-based missiles, both in the Asia-Pacific region and in Europe. The military programs of the United States and its allies make this moratorium more and more fragile, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. The decision will depend on the range parameters of the funds placed in these regions by the Americans and Japanese.

According to Yermakov, "any preparations of Western countries in this area will be evaluated, including together with our Chinese friends, precisely at the angle of building the capacity of the US global missile defense system, which clearly undermines strategic stability."

The disease will pass, we will help

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, commenting on the decision of US President Joe Biden to be elected for a second term, advised the US military to prepare a fake suitcase with fake nuclear codes in order to "avoid irreparable consequences." "The world is sick. And it is likely that he is on the verge of a new world war. Is it inevitable? No, he is not, "Medvedev said during a conversation with participants in the Knowledge marathon.

Western countries are now ready to do everything to fight Russia, but it will pass like any disease, said presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday, speaking at the Knowledge marathon. "They are all victims, they were slandered, they were enchanted simply, they are ready to spend all their lives on hatred of Russians. Sooner or later it will pass like all acute diseases, but, unfortunately, this is the situation now, "said a Kremlin spokesman.

We will all also hope that the disease will pass!