Putin aide to Al Mayadeen: Collective West not unified
Aide to the President of the Russian Federation, Andrey Fursenko, talks to Al Mayadeen in an exclusive interview.
Andrey Fursenko, Aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, told Al Mayadeen that the world is changing, and it is hard to envision what it will look like.
Fursenko expressed in an interview with Al Mayadeen his hopes that the current confrontation between Russia and Ukraine ends peacefully and with minimal losses.
The aide to the President of Russia told Al Mayadeen that the world is changing: "Yes, it is changing, but it is difficult to say what it will look like. I hope for peace, and that the war does not drag on. I believe and hope that this very harsh confrontation will lead to countries listening more and more to each other and understanding that we are edging closer to the abyss, this abyss down which human civilization can end. I am always hopeful that the world can find the solution after they become aware of the amount of danger involved without things leading to a great confrontation. I do not believe we have many solutions available."
Regarding the current alignments forming around the globe, Fursenko said:
"Perhaps each individual has their own feelings and stances, but even the so-called 'collective West' is no longer unified today. There are differing points of view that may not surface in the circles of political elites, but one can see them when understanding what is going on inside these Western countries themselves."
"The one thing everyone is seeing is that propaganda and targeted media have had a great effect, rather an unexpected effect in creating public opinion. By evaluating all this media coverage, I believe that we in Russia are evaluating and understanding the situation with greater responsibility. Still, I hope that our partners in the West come to the understanding that ours is a small world, and that we all share responsibility for its destiny and must take good care of it, regardless of our alignments."
On China's role in global politics, Fursenko pointed out that China, as a state, and people that possess a civilization must do all that it can to normalize the situation. Generally, China's presence as a great, well-armed power that strives for global peace, is playing a normalizing role in international politics.
When asked whether Russia has the capability to fight a war on more than one front, Fursenko told Al Mayadeen that he believes Russia has the capabilities to do a lot. "But we must build our hopes on the possibility of avoiding war not on multiple fronts, rather on one front as well, and that the conflict would go from the fronts to the negotiating table and holding talks with other countries."