Russia and China Warn of the World’s Return to the “Law of the Jungle”
ARK News.. Russia and China warned that the world is facing the danger of returning to the “law of the jungle,” stressing that the global situation is becoming increasingly complex.
In a joint statement issued on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, the two countries said that attempts by certain states to dominate global affairs in the spirit of the colonial era have failed, but that the world still faces the risk of sliding back into “the law of the jungle.”
According to the statement released by the Kremlin in Russian, “The global situation is becoming more complicated… the international agenda for peace and development is facing new risks and challenges.”
The two countries added that attempts by a number of states to unilaterally manage world affairs, impose their interests on the entire world, and restrict the sovereign development of other countries “in the spirit of the colonial era” have failed.
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