MOSCOW, November 10. /TASS/. Western countries are seeking to establish control over the trade in strategic resources, including energy resources and critical minerals, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an article titled "The Impact of Global Economy on International Security" for Kommersant newspaper.
"Today, however, we are witnessing a trend towards replacing universal and non-discriminatory trade rules with bloc-based logic. In line with their neocolonial frameworks, Western countries are openly seeking to control the flow of strategic resources, including energy supplies and critical minerals. To this end, they demand that legitimate participants in international trade disclose sensitive information and relinquish their independent regulatory frameworks," he wrote.
The foreign minister pointed out that "against this backdrop, the Global Majority continues to seek mutually beneficial and equitable cooperation."
"Countries of the Global South and East that were previously dependent on Western markets are actively diversifying their supply chains. Trade routes are becoming decentralized and de-westernized. The results speak for themselves: developing economies in the Asia-Pacific region are expected to grow by around 5% in GDP terms in 2026," he stressed.