![]() ![]() ![]() Lastly, they consider the US and its allies, notably the UK, hypocritical about a ‘rules-based international order’ given their actions in Iraq, Libya, and elsewhere. During the war’s early stages the Biden administration framed the conflict as one between democracy and autocracy, which did not impress many of the relatively autocratic governments in this grouping. Meanwhile the West has been criticised for the attention devoted to Ukraine’s plight compared with the relative indifference to the humanitarian catastrophes of the ongoing wars in Africa and the Middle East. China and Russia entered into what was described in glowing terms as a friendship ‘without limits’ prior to the full-scale invasion. India has found Russia a useful strategic partner in its past and a source of advanced weapons. The governing African National Congress in South Africa, for example, recalls Soviet support in the long struggle against Apartheid. The explanations for this tend to focus on past connections with Russia and irritation with the West more than a lack of sympathy for Ukraine. ![]() While the countries of the southern hemisphere have never actively supported Russia or endorsed its aggression many have abstained in key votes in the United Nations and refused to engage with Western sanctions. One of the more persistent narratives surrounding the Russo-Ukraine War is that through a combination of information and diplomatic campaigns Russia has denied Ukraine the support it might have been expected to get from the ‘Global South’. All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.Ĭharter of the United Nations, Article 2 All Members shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered.ģ. Leaders’ photograph from the second Russia-Africa Summit held in St Petersburg last monthĢ. ![]()
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