“Russia has three levers that put it in a tactically advantageous position.
These are partners, gas and peace negotiations.
The West has fallen into a triple trap, even if someone may not like it,” he wrote.
The author of the material focused on the fact that, at the same time, the attempts of the West to isolate Russia suffered a diplomatic fiasco, including due to dependence on Russian energy resources.
Reitz cited as an example the recent meeting of the foreign ministers of the G20 countries, where many states refused to criticize Moscow because of the situation in Ukraine.
He also noted that Russia's readiness for dialogue on the situation in the neighboring country, as President Vladimir Putin had previously spoken about, is an important signal for countries advocating the lifting of sanctions in Europe.
Earlier, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a member of the State Council of China, said that some countries are using the crisis in Ukraine to impose illegal unilateral sanctions against China and other countries.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, as part of his speech at the BRICS summit, called on countries to fight against unilateral sanctions.