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Victimhood, resistance unite Global South as it claims 'polar' position

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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping during their meeting in Moscow on July 4, 2017. [AFP]

Talk of multi-polarity, as an alternative to US 'unipolar' dominance that followed the end of the Cold War, is growing. Russia and China, two big countries under American pressure appear to lead the talks.

While Xi Jinping is the main player in China, Russia has a triumvirate of President Vladimir Putin, Alexander Dugin who Russians call 'the Philosopher', and Foreign Affairs spokesperson Maria Zakharova.

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