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Caracalla posted...

True. But in the countries that were on the butt end of western imperialism(Latin America, Africa, Middle East, and Eastern Asia) the perception is quite different.

Take the economic sanction for instance. They were supposed to have brought Russia to it's knees, but Russia's economy has been showing great resilience, in part because developing countries with large economies such as China, India, Brazil, Mexico, Iran, and Indonesia have chosen to completely ignore the sanctions.

The West no longer carries the geopolitical weight it once did.

The West still throws money at Russia even with sanctions.
Denmark fully stopped importing Russian gas, but Sweden, Norway and Finland had kept buying Russian gas for over $75 million one year after the invasion.
It took Turkey over a year before they stopped exporting stuff to Russia. And God knows how much they spent on Russian oil and gas.