[HIGHLIGHTS] NYT: US campaign to isolate Russia has failed

NYT: US campaign to isolate Russia has failed. “Russia’s inherent strength, based on its vast reserves of oil and natural gas, has ensured financial and political stability,” the publication said.

In some regions of Asia, Africa and South America, the author emphasizes, Moscow's influence has greatly increased. Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said that the goals set by Russia’S ill-wishers in terms of its isolation had fallen apart. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted, the number of Vladimir Putin”s foreign contacts demonstrates that the West’'s attempts to isolate the country have failed.