Thread by @ArturRehi

Russia is losing its allies one by one. The few countries that have so far taken a neutral position or that were considered to support Russia are increasingly supporting Ukraine. After two and a half years of war, those who sought benefits from friendship with Russia
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are beginning to understand that these relations are toxic and will lead nowhere. Putin believed that if politicians were bought, they would be loyal to the end. But these politicians initially and until the last moment pursued the goal of personal gain, and understanding
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that supporting Russia would lead to their isolation, they are not always openly, but increasingly leaning towards Ukraine. Thus, Serbia, remaining "neutral", sells weapons to the West, after which they are sent to Ukraine. Serbia knows perfectly well that the weapons are
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going to Ukraine, but it is not going to stop. It has increased the production and repair of equipment threefold. It became known that during the war, Serbia sent weapons worth 800 million euros. And this despite the fact that Russia considers Serbia a "brother" country,
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calling the Serbs "bratushki". Also, Russia's reliance on the right-wing forces that it supported and sponsored often does not come true. Thus, Russia's bet on Robert Fico in Slovakia did not prevent this country from ultimately joining the Czech initiative to send shells
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to Ukraine. The ammunition collected within the framework of this initiative will be prepared and repaired at factories in Slovakia. Also, despite Fico's statements that Slovakia would stop sending weapons to Ukraine, they were also not confirmed in the end and the country
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continued its support. Juraj Blanar, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, said that contracts for the supply of weapons are a private matter for the companies involved. Another country that is turning away from Russia is Armenia. It has declared
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its desire to leave the CSTO, expressed support for Ukraine and strengthened ties with France and America. Politicians express a desire to hold a referendum on joining the European Union. Russia did not come to the aid of Armenia within the framework of the CSTO in the war
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with Azerbaijan and this makes the country doubt the necessity of this union. Russia has nothing to offer its allies. The only exception is North Korea, which agrees to send its engineers to Ukraine in exchange for technology, being a much more backward country in this
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regard. But this is a very fragile union and as soon as the benefit seems dubious or threatens the regime of Kim Jong-un, Putin will lose this ally too. Iran is also increasingly busy with the conflict with Israel, supporting Hezbollah and Hamas and is less and less
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concerned about Russia's problems. China also refuses to trade with Russia and more Chinese banks refuse to do transactions with it, fearing secondary sanctions. Putin is driving Russia into isolation. Russia can offer neither technology, nor production, nor anything that
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the West can offer. No one wants to be friends with a loser. This is forcing more and more leaders of other countries, previously neutral or loyal, to reconsider their position.
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