Russia certainly seems to assess India’s related peacemaking intentions as much more sincere and serious than Brazil’s, but it also doesn’t appear to have a problem with the latter exploiting its newly re-elected leader’s proposal for promoting his political self-interests, at least at this point in time. As long as Brazil continues strengthening the tangible substance of its strategic relations with Russia, then the Kremlin is expected to ignore Lula’s latest publicity stunt, including his anti-Russian rhetoric while in DC.
Tough time for "non-aligned" countries... the big bully is out in full strength and arm-twisting everyone and everything in its aim to mantain hegemonic domination, by hook or by crook. Really a difficult threading for them as long as the bully stands up... when\if it goes down, then they will run over each other to show full independence, but until that time "sits as much on the fence as possible" will rule
Tough time for "non-aligned" countries... the big bully is out in full strength and arm-twisting everyone and everything in its aim to mantain hegemonic domination, by hook or by crook. Really a difficult threading for them as long as the bully stands up... when\if it goes down, then they will run over each other to show full independence, but until that time "sits as much on the fence as possible" will rule