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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip -2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

The almost the entire world is against Russia. And I don't see China coming to Russia's aid any time soon.

[–] nanook@friendica.eskimo.com 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@possiblylinux127 @davel Since 2022, China has amplified its purchase of cheaper Russian oil after the West hit Moscow with unprecedented sanctions.

[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] drwho@beehaw.org 1 points 2 months ago

Money and violence, the twin forces that make the world go 'round.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You’re just making it worse 😂 You really have no idea what’s going on in the real world outside of the imperial core, and you’re really sure you do.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

You can look up the UN vote. 141 counties voted for the movement to have Russia withdraw from Ukraine. 5 were against it and 35 abstained.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_ES-11/1

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Sure, but that vote hasn’t actually done anything, and countries continue to trade with Russia. And the Global South countries haven’t curtailed their relations with Russia one whit. In fact some are building even deeper ties with Russia. They’re building an alternative system to SWIFT, they’re trading in each others’ currencies to avoid the dollar, and they’re making plans for some kind of BANCOR-like currency. The BRICS summit is happening right now, hosted by Russia.

[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They are build swift to trade with who?, also it's not the country evading the sanctions, people do that the government don't actively do that

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

They are build swift to trade with who?

With each other, obviously. Probably BRICS+ states, for starters.

people do that the government don’t actively do that

I guess if you’ve never known anything but neoliberalism, you might think that. But governments do indeed do things like this.

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The UN is a toothless joke, always has been.

[–] YaBoyMax@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

The UN exists to provide a forum for discourse between states, not to be an international legislature. If resolutions actually had teeth the UN would cease to exist in its current form.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago

When you think the entire world is just western countries. 🤡

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

There's definitely a lot of opposition to Russia's actions in the world but your comment sounds especially funny today when leaders of most of the world(including the UN Secretary General and even a certain NATO country President) are currently in Kazan, Russia on a global cooperation summit.