“Given this dynamic, there is every reason to believe that in the foreseeable future countries will have problems servicing this debt. As a result, Washington will default, as it has already done, on its obligations to Russia. Financial assets of any state denominated in US dollars, and the euro will simply be stolen," Patrushev was quoted by the press service of Russia’s Security Council as saying.
‘Irresponsibly’ Stoking Taiwan Tensions
"You know what a truly unprecedented crisis Europe has been plunged into today; and it is caused precisely by the sanctions that the Americans have imposed on their partners to their own detriment. The destructive policy of the Americans is dealing as serious a blow to the ASEAN countries, which, for example, are now forced to buy wheat at prices that are many times higher than previously," Patrushev said.
‘Geopolitical Expansion’
“Already now we are witnessing a consistent militarization of the Asia-Pacific region, an increased military presence of the United States, NATO, Japan in regional waters, including the South China Sea," Patrushev added. According to the Russian Security Council Secretary, Washington is continuing to escalate tension, “pumping the region with weapons and arranging provocations".