The London Financial Times raises an issue of great concern to the trans-Atlantic financial Establishment: most of the nations of the developing sector are not on board with their strategic or their economic policies.
The FT yesterday published an article headlined: “Western Pleas over Ukraine Fail To Wway African and Latin American Leaders.” They report that at Munich, there was tepid (at best) support for further confrontation with Russia. For example, “Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said that the conflict was a `very sad situation’ and stressed his government `deplored’ invasion…. Vieira added: `It’s been one year now. We have to try to build the possibility of a solution. We cannot keep talking only of war.’” Namibian Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila also disagreed with further confrontation, stating that Namibia was focused on “resolving the problem, not on shifting blame.” She added: “The bottom line is that money used to buy weapons would be better used to promote development in Ukraine, in Africa, in Asia, in the EU itself where many people are facing hardships.”
