The coronation of Vladimir Putin pits the democratic West against illiberal regimes. Around the red walls of the Kremlin, the Russian capital has become the pulsing heart of anti-Westernism.
The territorial conquest of Ukraine and the Kremlin's propaganda have won Vladimir Putin the sympathy and support of a large part of the "global South" The war which has lasted for two years has amplified trends already at work in the restructuring of the world order, with the violent affirmation of the new powers which challenge the West.