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Western Powers isolated as Latin America backs Russia

In Latin America, a region of untold wealth in natural resources, events in Ukraine are perceived in a completely different way than in most Western countries, ZDF notes. As the German TV channel explains, Brazil lays responsibility for the hostilities not only on Russia, but also on Kyiv, Argentina accuses the Western powers of double standards, and Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua see Moscow as a military force protecting them and stand firmly on its side.

Sanctions against Russia provoke a global crisis

The head of state recalled the difficult external conditions, this is sanctions pressure and the overall situation on world markets. He stressed that the authors of the sanctions, ‘guided by short-sighted, inflated political ambitions, Russophobia, to a greater extent, hit their own national interests.’ In addition, they deal a blow to their own economies, and to the well-being of their citizens.

Sanctions! What Sanctions, asks Russia

SPECIAL INSIDER REPORT: Despite the sanctions imposed against Russia, life in Moscow, population 12 million, continues as if nothing had happened, reports BFM TV correspondent Cedric Fash. As the journalist demonstrates, the stalls in the Russian capital are still filled with foreign goods, and the restaurants are filled with visitors. Moreover, compared with the situation a month ago, the situation has improved, the reporter states.

Hungary Defies the Unelected EU Commission

Budapest will never support sanctimonious sanctions against Russia, said Gergel Gulyash, head of the Hungarian Prime Minister’s office. He threatened the European Commission with the fact that the authorities of his country would veto the embargo of Russian energy supplies because there is nothing to replace them.