Talking to Ukraine’s supporters is out of the question for Russia. According to military expert Carlo Masala, this is also shown by the premature departure of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov from the G20 meeting in Bali.
According to military expert Carlo Masala, the premature departure of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov from the G20 meeting in Bali shows that Russia is not ready for a debate with Ukraine’s supporters. Masala says in the stern podcast “Ukraine – the situation”: “Lavrov’s visit to Bali was primarily motivated by domestic politics.” His speech can now be used by the Russian media to send a signal that the country is not isolated.
However, the fact that Lavrov avoided dealing with the representatives of the other major nations makes it clear that Russia does not want an exchange. Anyone who “does not live in Russia and is not brainwashed by the propaganda” can see this, says the political scientist from the Bundeswehr University in Munich.
Masala: Multilateralism already before the Ukraine war in crisis
The established forms of multilateral cooperation, which also includes the G20 group, were already in crisis before the Ukraine conflict, for which the USA is also responsible. “Now we have to find new forms of multilateralism among a limited number of states,” says Masala. “Multilateralism as we know it has been shelved for a long time.” He expects that states will come together more than before to tackle a specific problem together for a limited period of time.
