DISINFO: West destroys world order and economic cooperation
SUMMARY
The United States and its Western allies are hawks which destroy not only the world order that could exist without serious conflicts, but also international economic cooperation. They are suffering from problems themselves.
RESPONSE
This is a recurring disinformation narrative from pro-Kremlin outlets claiming that Western sanctions have caused economic problems throughout the world. This claim was made in the context of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
In reality, it is Russia which has been putting the world economy in danger by disrupting supply chains since the start of its large-scale invasion of Ukraine. By blockading Ukrainian sea ports and hindering the export of Ukrainian grain, Russia was threatening to cause a famine in some African and Asian nations which depend on Ukrainian agricultural produce.
Sanctions on Russia are aimed solely at some Kremlin-related Russian companies and individuals in an attempt to weaken Russia’s economy and bring the ongoing war of aggression to an end.
It may be true that anti-Russian sanctions probably have some limited adverse effects on Western economies, but Russia's economy is more vulnerable because a larger part of it is dependent on oil and gas revenues. The intended aim of setting the price cap and other restrictions is to cause serious economic problems for Russia and prod it into acquiescing to a peace deal.
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