Western nations have failed to sway developing nations to back Kiev since the start of Russia's special operation in Ukraine last February, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
The outlet concluded that the international community's willingness to publicly condemn Russia has diminished in recent months.
"A number of emerging countries have come out against calls from Ukraine and its backers to seek reparations from Russia over war damage and create an international tribunal targeting Russia's leadership," the journal underlined.
In addition, the media pointed out, few emerging economies have joined Western sanctions against Russia, and Moscow itself skirts the restrictions through trade with neutral third countries, which "remains a big challenge for Washington and its allies."
The Wall Street Journal also mentioned the "China and Russia-led" BRICS, which embraced Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE in August, as well as bloc member Brazil, whose president has criticized the Western stance on the conflict in Ukraine.
"Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has become among the most outspoken leaders of a neutral country to criticize the West's approach to the war. Washington bristled after he accused the US of 'encouraging the war' by sending arms to Ukraine," the outlet noted.
The report cited Jan Techau, the German director at the consulting firm Eurasia Group, who stressed that the West has underestimated the extent of hostility toward it by some nations in the Global South, as well as the desire of some developing states such as South Africa and Brazil "to assert their independence and interests on the international stage."
"It's clear that the West overall has been surprised by the pretty widespread reluctance by many of the countries in the so-called Global South to come on board," he told the media.
Since the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, the US and the European countries have condemned Moscow for military action and imposed sanctions on it.
The West's intensification of sanctions pressure on Russia has led to an increase in electricity, fuel and food prices in Europe and the US. Putin said earlier that the policy of containing and weakening Russia was a long-term strategy of the West, while the sanctions dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy.
According to him, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people. In addition, Moscow has repeatedly stated that the country is successfully coping with sanctions and the economy is showing growth, as witnessed by World Bank reports.