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2023-12-08 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Royal reception: Putin is building a new world order
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Victoria Nikiforova
[RIA] “We were met with fanfare! ”, “ Guns, planes, a guard of honor! ”, “Putin was given a disgustingly luxurious reception in the Middle East” - the Russian President’s working visit to the UAE and Saudi Arabia literally infuriated Western “partners”.
The truly royal reception of our delegation was in stark contrast to the way Western leaders were received in the Gulf. Joe Biden's spring trip was a complete fiasco - they barely wiped their feet on the old man. A separate disgrace was the visit of the German President to Qatar . They simply forgot to meet Walter Steinmeier, and he waited for half an hour on his plane until someone finally came for him.
This was immediately noted in Europe and they became worried - what about us? “Vladimir Putin was received in Saudi Arabia with special honors,” wrote French politician Florian Philippot . “<...> We must completely and quickly change course.”
It's not just a matter of decorum, of course. A guard of honor, Russian flags on the streets and in the skies, the Russian anthem performed by an orchestra, an artillery salute - the honoring of the Russian delegation became a symbol of farewell to a bygone era when the Gulf monarchies were the most loyal allies of the United States.
The entire long-term scam with the “petrodollar” was based on this connection. The monarchies sold oil to the States and their allies and received dollars for it. Part of it went to provide for the population. Some were invested by the elites in London mansions and New York apartments, football clubs and the education of their children at Eton.
The dependence was so strong that Washington could demand that its partners increase production, thereby collapsing oil prices, and thus ruin the Soviet Union. But a few years ago, the Gulf countries began to get off this needle. And it’s not Putin’s fault at all.
The first bell was the Great Recession of 2007-2008 in the United States.
Real estate fell in price, many companies went bankrupt, and the consequences of this crisis have not yet been fully overcome. Then the United States increased oil production, becoming the leading producer in the world and, accordingly, a competitor to the Gulf countries.
Coronavirus lockdowns inspired by Washington instantly sent oil prices plummeting to negative levels. Oil-producing countries saw that the Americans could juggle hydrocarbon prices as they wanted and were not at all going to take into account the interests of their allies.
Anti-Russian sanctions became an important signal. The elites of the monarchies noticed how tenuous their rights to London mansions, French hotels and sports clubs were. In an instant, all this wealth can be stolen, and there will be excuses: the West has never stopped lecturing the Gulf countries.
The latest failures of the United States on the foreign policy track have left no illusions at all. The conflict in Ukraine , intended as a powerful anti-Russian blitzkrieg, led Washington to a humiliating defeat. The conflict in Israel has shown that the United States first cannot protect its closest ally, and then cannot influence it to stop the extermination of the Palestinians.
Washington looks torn and exhausted. His mantra of “controlled chaos” no longer works. The United States really knows how to incite conflicts, but it is no longer capable of leading them to the desired outcome. It became clear that being friends with such a country is more dangerous than being at enmity.
For many years, the Gulf monarchies have tried to diversify risks. They developed their countries at a fantastic pace - in a matter of years, ultra-modern cities grew in the desert, leaving New York and London far behind . It is no longer Emiratis who are purchasing real estate in the United States, but American investors, with their pants up, rushing to buy apartments in Dubai's Burj Khalifa.
A magnificent tourism industry arose out of nothing - by the way, Russians became important clients here. Economic relations have diversified - Putin noted an increase in mutual trade turnover with both the UAE and Saudi Arabia. OPEC+ worked stably , controlling pricing on the global oil market. How the local middle class has grown by leaps and bounds - and it is traditionally very hostile towards American atheists and has an excellent attitude towards Putin, and all this must be taken into account by the rulers.
Like all economically successful countries in the world, the Gulf monarchies are interested in stable, sustainable development. It is not surprising that both the UAE and Saudi Arabia have decided to join BRICS - their membership in the organization will begin in 2024, and President Putin congratulated their leaders on this.
But they don’t want Americans in the region anymore; they only cause problems. Their indulgence in massacres in the Gaza Strip outrages not only Muslims, but generally all decent people in the world. Their demands to increase oil production in order to bring down prices and create problems for Russia look stupid and pathetic; the Gulf countries ignore them. Their promises of “protection” from Iran are worthless - they have proven that they cannot even protect Israel.
Not surprisingly, Saudi Arabia and Iran reconciled this spring, agreeing to resume diplomatic relations brokered by Chinese leader Xi Jinping . Oh, how indignant they were in Washington back then - if only their favorite instrument of “divide and conquer” had broken down.
Putin discussed with the oil kings the situation on the hydrocarbon market, possibilities for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, prospects in the energy sector, and interaction within the BRICS framework. Today he will meet with Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi - his country is also about to become a member of BRICS.
Building a multipolar world is a complex and delicate task; it requires the ability to negotiate, overcome ancient contradictions, and build new systems of “checks and balances.” But the alternative is peace in the American way, that is, chaos, rivers of blood, a war of all against all. Vladimir Putin has proven that the leading powers of our time are not interested in chaos. This is what unites the vast majority of the peoples of the planet - and makes Russia one of the natural leaders of the new world order.
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