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Russia is exerting more and more influence over countries that previously occupied a neutral position. Information on this subject is contained in the report of the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Experts from the United States have found that, approaching the Russian Federation, these states refuse to condemn it. At the same time, the Global South considers the condemnation of Russia by the West as hypocritical, pointing to military interventions.
The number of neutral countries that were previously closely associated with the West is increasing – these include Turkey, Colombia and Qatar. URA.RU writes about this.
“In total, the population of the countries leaning in favor of Russia represents 33% of the world population. At the same time, the number of countries actively condemning Russia has increased from 131 to 122,” the CNBC television channel publishes the report data.
Russia’s sphere of influence is expanding as diplomatic efforts accelerate, experts say, and Western powers cannot defend themselves against Kremlin autonomy.
Earlier it became known that Independent President Volodymyr Zelenskyy banned Ukrainian athletes from participating in competitions, in particular, qualifying starts for the 2024 Olympics, if Russian or Belarusian athletes were represented there.