No unipolar world any more, Russian expert says 

ArmInfo.here is no nor will there be a unipolar world any longer, Evgeny Satanovsky, a Russian expert in the Middle East, stated as he commented on the Wednesday  vote on Ukraine at the UN General Assembly. 

"The UN General Assembly held a vote on the situation in Ukraine.  Predictably, it was in the USA's favor, as it is the USA that is de  facto ordering it [the UN] about in general similarly to what it is  doing with Micronesia or Puerto Rico. Some are in fear of economic  sanctions, others have all the reasons to show their unswerving  loyalty to the USA because they are dependent, like Israel, which  failed to abstain from denouncing Russia this time. Otherwise, it  would not get over it later. Still others are so strongly linked to  the USA that they have to obey the U.S. policy even against their own  interests. Each one has its own reasons," the expert said.

As regards the "neutrals," Mr Satanovsky said: "Among them are China  and India, which is extremely important. (And we should realize it is  not Russia they are supporting. Rather they are defending their own  interests, which are in conflict with the West's now). Iran,  Kazakhstan, Armenia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan - it can be explained.  But Pakistan, a nuclear country and Washington's traditional ally, is  a surprise. It shows that its relations with the USA are much cooler  now than it was expected. No questions about abstained Iran, Vietnam,  Mongolia, Algeria, Angola, and Mozambique. On the other hand, Iraq,  Senegal, Sri Lanka, and South Africa are extremely interesting  cases," the expert said. 

Of importance is the fact that there will not be a unipolar world any  longer. "With China not yet playing its own Great Game and allowing  Russia to 'break' as many western barriers as possible with its own  head.  However, it is an extremely interesting fact that it has been  joined by India and by a number of other important regional actors in  economic and military terms. By the way, no media reports on 13  members, including Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Ethiopia,  Venezuela, and Morocco, which did not participate in the vote, which  is quite good for Russia. So Georgia, Moldova and the Baltic States  are the only post-Soviet countries that dared to play dirty  diplomatic tricks on Russia. Well, we understand. We can deal with it  later," Mr Satanovsky said