All attempts by the West to pressure friendly countries to isolate Russia have failed, Russian Defence Minister General Sergei Shoigu said at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers meet on April 28 and expressed gratitude to the member states for their “principled position and support”.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) was willing to establish dominance in the Asia-Pacific region due to which it was integrating groupings like the Quad and the AUKUS into the military alliance, he said.
