Gielow: US could give Putin a boost among BRICS
According to journalist Igor Gielow, the Obama administration's latest attack against the Russian president, during his visit to Brazil, could not have been more coldly calculated: "Washington may unintentionally fuel Putin's discourse to his BRICS colleagues: that sanctions are merely instruments of US pressure on countries that disagree with its policies."
247 Journalist Igor Gielow believes that the announcement of new US sanctions against Russia at a time when Vladimir Putin, alongside the BRICS nations, is celebrating a show of strength with the creation of a joint bank, could strengthen the Russian president.
"The Obama administration's latest attack against Putin still needs to be quantified, but its timing couldn't be more coldly calculated," he says.
Therefore, according to him, Washington may unintentionally fuel Putin's discourse to his BRICS colleagues: that sanctions are merely instruments of US pressure on countries that disagree with its policies (read here).