Russia was never secretly allied with the Iranian-led Resistance like the “5D chess” conspiracy theorists claimed, but it also never “sold out to Israel” or whatever like the “doom & gloom” ones alleged either. The US-led Western strikes against the Yemeni Houthi rebels
Nicely done and thank you for the insight into political machinations, diplomacy, chess pieces moved, whatever the proper term. I'm just wondering when the people of all these western countries, including mine are going to wake up like Germany, block the commerce Biden finds so more important than human lives or the needs of his own citizens whose taxes are funding our destruction while he increases our debt and lets immigrants pour across the border by the thousands to be sure he breaks our country even more as if trillions of dollars in debt and a failing infrastructure isn't enough, when all he and UK had to do is call for a cease fire and quit sending weapons. What is with these western powers anyway? Why is everyone so hell bent on a genocide. If you follow the money, there's lots of answers that are much like the story of our five presidents and a single solitary senator who were all assassinated for attempting to engage in monetary reform. The creature from Jekyll Island is real and it's destroying everyone but the elites, who seem to want to bring it on. My fear is that in resistance, because there surely will be some, we will all be Palestinians.
Nice explanation, but insufficient. You don't mention China, which also abstained. I don't think for a minute that if China had cast a No vote, that Russia would not have done the same.
The Chinese don't like attacks on Red Sea shipping any more than the British do, which is why they've been part of an anti-piracy patrol in those waters for decades, often working with the US Navy.
I also find it hard to believe that Russia would lose credibility by vetoing the resolution while being unable to enforce it. It may be one reason, but it's not the only one. Commercial interests and cooperation with China simply have to be part of Moscow's thinking here.
Korybko's explanation for abstention rather then veto might be valid. I understand his apparent argument that failed use of soft power can create an undesirable impression of impotence. However, would he make the argument that Russia should not have vetoed the resolutions regarding Libya and Iraq that paved the way for US aggression against those countries? If the point of public diplomacy in the UNSC is to later say "told you so" then I think vetoes over Libya and Iraq would be something Russia would be prouder of today the the abstentions. Perhaps, as you stated, the desire to coordinate with China was decisive.
Nicely done and thank you for the insight into political machinations, diplomacy, chess pieces moved, whatever the proper term. I'm just wondering when the people of all these western countries, including mine are going to wake up like Germany, block the commerce Biden finds so more important than human lives or the needs of his own citizens whose taxes are funding our destruction while he increases our debt and lets immigrants pour across the border by the thousands to be sure he breaks our country even more as if trillions of dollars in debt and a failing infrastructure isn't enough, when all he and UK had to do is call for a cease fire and quit sending weapons. What is with these western powers anyway? Why is everyone so hell bent on a genocide. If you follow the money, there's lots of answers that are much like the story of our five presidents and a single solitary senator who were all assassinated for attempting to engage in monetary reform. The creature from Jekyll Island is real and it's destroying everyone but the elites, who seem to want to bring it on. My fear is that in resistance, because there surely will be some, we will all be Palestinians.
Nice explanation, but insufficient. You don't mention China, which also abstained. I don't think for a minute that if China had cast a No vote, that Russia would not have done the same.
The Chinese don't like attacks on Red Sea shipping any more than the British do, which is why they've been part of an anti-piracy patrol in those waters for decades, often working with the US Navy.
I also find it hard to believe that Russia would lose credibility by vetoing the resolution while being unable to enforce it. It may be one reason, but it's not the only one. Commercial interests and cooperation with China simply have to be part of Moscow's thinking here.
Korybko's explanation for abstention rather then veto might be valid. I understand his apparent argument that failed use of soft power can create an undesirable impression of impotence. However, would he make the argument that Russia should not have vetoed the resolutions regarding Libya and Iraq that paved the way for US aggression against those countries? If the point of public diplomacy in the UNSC is to later say "told you so" then I think vetoes over Libya and Iraq would be something Russia would be prouder of today the the abstentions. Perhaps, as you stated, the desire to coordinate with China was decisive.
Thank you for this post. It has helped me understand several international issues that were previously very confusing to me.