According to renowned journalist Seymour Hersh, the majority of people throughout the world support Russia in its confrontation with Ukraine, while US influence in the international arena is waning.
“The percentage, particularly of African, Central Asian, and South Asian countries, that have changed from being pro-America to being pro-Russia is really quite dramatic,” he said in an interview with George Galloway that was released on YouTube on Sunday.
“Much more than half of the world’s population supports Russia in the war, rather than the United States.” “This was never the case,” Hersh explained.
Washington has “lost so much credibility around the world” as a result of the Ukraine conflict, according to the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, who shot back into the spotlight in February with a bombshell article accusing the US of destroying the Nord Stream pipelines. The report was dismissed by Washington as “utterly false and complete fiction.”
According to Hersh, the reunion between longtime arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran, which began in March, is an indication of fading US power.
“It happened because… of Ukraine and dislike of the war,” he added, adding that it was a “big blow” to people in the Biden administration who “hate” Iran.
As a result of the improved relations between Tehran and Riyadh, “we’re going to have a Yemen settlement that we – in America – could never get.” “We’re being pushed out,” the 86-year-old continued.
Polls reveal that support for Washington’s participation in Ukraine is dwindling in the United States, as people become increasingly concerned about the economic costs, according to Hersh.
“America spent approximately $140 billion on this war at a time when this administration removed 15 million Americans from free healthcare.” “I mean, what’s going on in America? This is ridiculous,” he continued.
The journalist believes that Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive is “doomed to fail” since Kiev’s military forces all have different training, weapons, and commanders and appear incapable of cooperating effectively.
