Realize also in Russia, the people are having their pensions cut to accommodate an expansionism Putin. The idea Russia is an emerging country within the structure of the G20 is not viable. Russia should be growing it's domestic economy and not sacrificing it for the case of a war mongering strategy.
Russia's war strategy at the price of human rights globally is irresponsible and provides not real viable path forward for these countries.
October 12, 2018
By Samuel Ramani
In September 7, Russian Ambassador to Yemen Vladimir Dedushkin(click here) told reporters that southern Yemen was an important region of the country that must be adequately represented in an eventual peace settlement. Dedushkin’s comments were positively received by members of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a separatist movement that had been excluded from the UN-led Yemen negotiations. The degree of attention that Russia affords southern Yemen reflects Moscow’s geopolitical objectives, historical interest in the region, and aspirations of expanding its influence in the Middle East. Russia views stability in southern Yemen as an essential precondition for its goal of developing a sphere of influence in the Red Sea....
...Russia’s mediation offer was a direct response to a military assault from pro-Hadi forces against the STC’s occupation of Aden, the capital of Yemen’s internationally recognized government.
Since September 2017, the Russian government has also maintained a contract with the Hadi government to print and safely transfer bank notes from Moscow to Aden....
