Pepe Escobar: Russia, China, Malaysia spoke for the global majority at East Economic Forum

Pepe Escobar: Russia, China, Malaysia spoke for the global majority at East Economic Forum

Veteran international affairs observer Pepe Escobar shared with Sputnik his impressions of President Putin and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s remarks at Thursday’s plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.

Russian Far East’s future:

Escobar touted the development of the Russian Far East “one of the great economic adventures of the 21st century,” and one which “will profit not only Russia, but a great part of Asia as well.”

On pivot to the East:

“What [Anwar Ibrahim] said about ASEAN and the centrality of ASEAN and the unity in diversity in ASEAN, this is something that resonates with President Putin, with the leadership in the Kremlin, and with the global majority as well, which means the exact opposite of the death of diplomacy perpetrated by the Americans and Europeans,” Escobar said.

On the values of a new, multipolar world order:

“And the Chinese vice pri...
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