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Russian defense minister [[Sergei Shoigu]] said at the opening of the 10th Moscow International Security Conference in August 2022:

Russian defense minister [[Sergei Shoigu]] said at the opening of the 10th Moscow International Security Conference in August 2022:

{{quotebox-float|"The unconditional dominance of the US and its allies is a thing of the past. On February 24, 2022, the start of the [[special military operation]] in Ukraine marked the end of the [[unipolar]] world.  Multipolarity has become a reality. The poles of this world are clearly defined. The main difference between them is that some respect the interests of sovereign states and take into account the cultural and historical particularities of countries and peoples, while others disregard them. There have been numerous discussions on this topic during previous sessions of the Moscow conference.  In Europe, the security situation is worse than at the peak of the Cold War. The alliance’s military activities have become as aggressive and anti-Russian as possible. Significant US forces have been redeployed to the continent, and the number of coalition troops in Eastern and Central Europe has increased manifold.

{{quotebox-float|"The unconditional dominance of the US and its allies is a thing of the past. On February 24, 2022, the start of the [[special military operation]] in Ukraine marked the end of the [[unipolar]] world.  Multipolarity has become a reality. The poles of this world are clearly defined. The main difference between them is that some respect the interests of sovereign states and take into account the cultural and historical particularities of countries and peoples, while others disregard them. There have been numerous discussions on this topic during previous sessions of the Moscow conference.  In Europe, the security situation is worse than at the peak of the Cold War. The alliance’s military activities have become as aggressive and anti-Russian as possible. Significant US forces have been redeployed to the continent, and the number of coalition troops in Eastern and Central Europe has increased manifold.

In the West’s view, the established system of international relations should be replaced by a so-called [[rules-based world order]]. The logic here is simple and ultimatumatic. Either the alliance’s “democratic partner” candidate loses sovereignty and becomes supposedly on the “right side of history”. Or it is relegated to the category of so-called [[authoritarian]] regimes, against which all kinds of measures, up to and including coercive pressure, can be used."<ref>https://thesaker.is/welcoming-speech-of-the-russian-minister-of-defence-at-the-opening-of-10th-moscow-conference-on-international-security/</ref>}}

In the West’s view, the established system of international relations should be replaced by a so-called [[rules-based world order]]. The logic here is simple and ultimatumatic. Either the alliance’s “democratic partner” candidate loses sovereignty and becomes supposedly on the “right side of history”. Or it is relegated to the category of so-called [[authoritarian]] regimes, against which all kinds of measures, up to and including coercive pressure, can be used."<ref>https://thesaker.is/welcoming-speech-of-the-russian-minister-of-defence-at-the-opening-of-10th-moscow-conference-on-international-security/</ref>}}

 

=== The US Empire ===

=== The US Empire ===

On Dec. 5, 2019, the pro-NATO and pro-Ukraine ''New York Times'' published in an opinion piece:

On Dec. 5, 2019, the pro-NATO and pro-Ukraine ''New York Times'' published in an opinion piece:

{{Cquote|With the conclusion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s 70th anniversary summit in London, it’s fair to say that [[Donald Trump]] thinks that most alliance members, starting with France and Canada, are a bunch of ungrateful and unhelpful freeloaders...

{{Cquote|With the conclusion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s 70th anniversary summit in London, it’s fair to say that [[Donald Trump]] thinks that most alliance members, starting with France and Canada, are a bunch of ungrateful and unhelpful freeloaders...