Now, out of this war in the past year, Russia has not only survived economically; its currency and its trade with the Global South have been reinforced and are stronger today. However, for the European Union, they’re in a much weaker position. We shouldn’t forget that even though they are U.S. allies, they are also competitors. The euro is now weaker than the dollar. The war has benefited the U.S. and yet has been very harmful for all the EU countries that went along with the war.

I think countries around the world will draw their [own] conclusions. Do they want to be roped into this? Especially in Asia, who can U.S. [neo]imperialism rope in, in terms of their own sovereignty? Who can resist the U.S. pressure?

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U.S. hegemony is declining. It’s a very dangerous juncture, because this is very threatening to U.S. [neo]imperialism, and we have to be prepared for what they will do to try to preserve their role. Our interests are one with the people of the world for peace, for development, for reconciliation and not for corporate profit.