The New York Times says Russian President Vladimir Putin is defeating Western efforts to isolate him through a rapid series of diplomatic engagements in the Russian capital last week, according to Moscow bureau chief Paul Sonne. The article cites a call with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, visits by African leaders to Russia, and engagement with the US government as evidence. It contrasts this with weakening US–Ukraine relations, highlighting Ukraine's vulnerability ahead of what is expected to be the worst winter of the war, nearly five years into the conflict. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the West promotes the idea of “international isolation”, but Russia continues to take an active part in international forums and expand its foreign relations.
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Original headline: NYT: Tổng thống Putin đập tan nỗ lực cô lập của phương Tây
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