The kremlin continues to use the \u201canti-colonial\u201d narrative to expand its geopolitical influence in countries of the Global South.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f At a security forum in moscow, the russian military historical society opened an exhibition dedicated to \u201cEuropean slave trade and colonialism.\u201d The organizers openly stated that the goal of the exhibition is to convince foreign visitors that cruelty is a \u201ccommon feature of European policy\u201d and to artificially equate the historical traumas of the Global South with the events experienced by the ussr during the Second World War.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f Through such initiatives, the kremlin seeks to whitewash its own imperial history and portray itself as a \u201cvictim.\u201d russia is also attempting to gain the loyalty of African and Latin American countries by manipulating historical narratives.<\/p>\n
However, behind this propaganda lie moscow\u2019s purely neo-colonial interests. The kremlin views the countries of the Global South solely as a means of circumventing sanctions and as a source of cheap resources. There is no genuine partnership in any supposed \u201cstruggle against colonialism.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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