A senior Russian diplomat has accused the United States of treating international relations as a transactional exercise aimed at maximizing financial returns.
Rodion Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large at the Russian Foreign Ministry, told TASS that Washington views foreign policy as a "major game of chess" where the primary objective is to secure profits at every turn.
Miroshnik’s remarks frame US hegemony not as a strategic or ideological project, but as an economic endeavor.
He argued that the United States is actively working to preserve and strengthen its global dominance through mechanisms that prioritize financial advantage over diplomatic stability.
The comments align with a broader narrative emerging from Moscow in recent weeks.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova previously accused Western nations of leveraging support for Ukraine to advance their own strategic interests.