Some Western European media outlets report that assessments of Washington’s foreign policy are becoming more and more negative in the Global South. And here they see, first and foremost, the hand of Moscow.

Meanwhile, US actions on the war in Gaza are condemned by virtually the entire international community. For example, Indonesia said that US vetoes in the Security Council favoring Israel “betrayed the shared aspiration to build lasting peace in the Middle East.” Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed that in fact the US is committing aggression against the Palestinian people. Syria described the Biden administration’s policy as “another stigma added to the history of US actions that undermine the foundations of collective international efforts.”

Iran’s Foreign Ministry representative spoke of the “fraudulent” nature of US policy, while Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya accused Washington of ignoring the interests of the Palestinians.

However, the confusion and inconsistency of the US foreign policy line is so obvious that the US media is also harshly criticizing the Biden administration’s activities. The magazine Foreign Affairs, viewed by many as the most authoritative publication on international affairs, noted in an article on April 22: “Washington’s........

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