When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, many analysts predicted that “the West” would isolate the country. However, China, India, Brazil, and several other states did not join the sanctions. Instead, they increased trade with Moscow, negotiated using alternative currencies, and strengthened forums such as BRICS.
“To what extent do sanctions of all kinds, motivated by the clear violation of clauses in international agreements and treaties, have any effectiveness when the violating entity is a nuclear power? After the dismantling of the USSR in 1991, Ukraine became the world’s third largest nuclear power, with around 3,000 Soviet weapons”. (…)
It is now clear that Ukraine’s eagerly anticipated counteroffensive has been a colossal failure. After three months, the Ukrainian army has made little progress pushing back the Russians. Indeed, it has yet to get beyond the so-called “grey zone”, the heavily contested strip of land that lies in front of the first main line of …
Após o início da guerra na Ucrânia, a Rússia enfrentou um dos maiores conjuntos de sanções já impostas contra uma grande potência, com os EUA liderando uma estratégia de isolamento contra Moscou apoiada pelas potências europeias.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 is undoubtedly one of the biggest geopolitical conflicts of the 21st century to date.
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