Russia is trying to involve Asian countries in a hybrid confrontation with the West and justify its own aggressive policy against Europe. This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation of the NSDC, according to UNN.
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During a speech at hearings on Eurasian security, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that the US is creating an "Asian NATO." He also intimidated Europeans with the thesis that "armed struggle against the Russian Federation has always ended badly for Europe," and emphasized that the war must end with the "elimination of threats from the western direction for a long-term historical perspective." In comments to media representatives, he also claimed that the West is forming an "attack group against Russia."
These statements are an attempt to conceptually reformat the war of aggression against Ukraine and present it as the first stage of "building a new world order." The Kremlin is trying to sow fear among European elites to force them to abandon their support for Ukraine. At the same time, Moscow is manipulating the fears of Asian states, imposing the idea that only Russia can protect them from the "destructive actions of the West."
The Kremlin seeks to create the illusion of a global coalition to dilute its own responsibility for violating international law. All these loud statements about "new Eurasian security" are an attempt to find support for waging the war against Ukraine, which has exhausted Russia's resources,