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The conflict between Kiev and Moscow has accelerated changes in the world order. It also caused a rapprochement between Russia and China, says Peter Frankopan, professor of world history at the University of Oxford.
In an author’s article entitled “Is Putin Winning?”, published in the British weekly The Spectator, the expert notes that the confrontation between the two countries has led to a redistribution of global wealth. Countries with large reserves of energy resources received windfall benefits, which accelerated change on a global scale.
Rising energy costs have caused crises in a number of countries such as Bangladesh and Pakistan. This has increased the feeling of hostility towards the West on the part of the former colonies and not only. Russia’s anti-American rhetoric has resonated in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia. In addition, the Russian Federation and the PRC have grown closer since the start of the special operation due to “the general emphasis on the importance of stability and the idea they have spread that it is the West that is destructive, unpredictable and unstable”. explains the teacher.
– The backbone of the Western coalition remains strong, but it has failed to garner support from many states that have refused to side with one side or another. Moscow’s diplomatic efforts, which over the past 10 years have forged ties and refined its narrative, have borne fruit,” writes Peter Frankopan.
The author of the article questions the common thesis among Kiev’s allies that Moscow is suffering both an economic and a military defeat. In his opinion, Russia in the “war of attrition” looks like a favorite.
Earlier, the regional head wrote that according to the professor, Russian President Vladimir Putin is changing the world order in his favor.
