West's efforts backfire as Putin's support surges

Medvedev: The West itself destroyed relations with Russia and must now reap the consequences.

Consensus

Western attempts to weaken Russia have led to increased domestic support for President Putin.
Russia accuses the West of violating international law.
Russia claims the West is acting aggressively and endangering global stability.
Russia denies that its actions against foreign assets constitute nationalization.
Russia refers to the seizure of foreign assets as 'external management'.

Points of divergence

The Italian newspaper IL Fatto Quotidiano reports that Western analysts predicted NATO pressure would strengthen Putin's position after the start of the conflict in Ukraine. — vesti
The article claims that Russian citizens love their country and strongly oppose Western actions aimed at pushing Russia toward poverty and defeat. — vesti
Russia is seizing assets not only from entrepreneurs suspected of supporting Ukraine but also from foreign companies that left Russia after the 2022 war began. — tg_currenttime
The seizure of foreign assets is described as effectively a takeover, often benefiting officials and business associates close to Putin. — tg_currenttime
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the West of attempting to maintain privileges based on historical exploitation of other nations' resources. — interfax
Lavrov claimed the U.S. invaded Venezuela in early 2023, resulting in the capture of President Maduro and his wife. — interfax
Lavrov stated that the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family is unacceptable as an act of forceful dictatorship. — interfax

Coverage (20 sources)

Dmitriev admitted that the West has passed the point of no return due to systemic lies — Вести
Russia sent a hard signal to the West after calls to block Kaliningrad, clearly making it clear that an attempt at a blockade or... — ТАСС (Telegram)
In Italy, attention was drawn to Russia's stern signal to the West over Kaliningrad — Вести
Political scientist Yaroshenko spoke about the West's plan to break up the RF — Вести
Medvedev: The West itself destroyed relations with Russia and now must reap the fruits — Вечерняя Москва
West destroyed relations with Russia and now must reap the fruits in the form of high inflation and expensive gas, said Medvedev... — РИА Новости (Telegram)
The illusion of the West's exclusiveness – the main cause of modern conflicts — Вести
The West masks the failures of its domestic policy with a myth of a threat from Russia — Вести
Russia is concerned not by arms deliveries to Ukraine, but by Western countries' involvement in combat operations, including strikes deep inside Russia, Putin said. — ТАСС (Telegram)
Putin stated that the West tried to "dissolve" Russia despite its desire to get closer — Москва 24
Putin is right — РИА Новости (Telegram)
Foreign Ministry hopes that the West will hear Russia's warnings about Kaliningrad — Интерфакс
Tkachenko: The West has no Plan B for exiting the conflict with Russia without losing face — Вести
IFQ: attempts by the West to inflict damage on Russia led to increased support for Putin — Вести
Bystritsky considers Western Europe a bad partner in the near future — Вести
On Russia's actions, which obviously contradict the law and cause such difficulties for Western countries, they cannot respond to... — Настоящее Время
Lavrov accused the West of putting the lives of the planet's population at risk — Интерфакс
Melnychenko explained why it is not worth forcing the West to love Russia — Вести
Solovyov explained how Russia exerts psychological pressure on the West — Вести
Russian Foreign Minister stated that the West is fighting against what does not correspond to its values — Интерфакс

West's efforts backfire as Putin's support surges

Consensus

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Coverage (20 sources)

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