The "blasphemy" of not inviting Russia to the funeral of Elizabeth II and the wink of the United Kingdom to Taiwan

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Moscow and Beijing lead their particular alternative to the West, the so-called

which includes some of the countries that have not been summoned by the United Kingdom to attend the funeral of Elizabeth II tomorrow in London: neither Russia, nor Belarus nor Burma have been invited.

Vladimir Putin seems to be unaware that on a diplomatic level he is already a pariah among the countries that condemn his invasion of Ukraine, and openly support President

.

It seemed obvious that he did not expect to find himself surrounded tomorrow by the leaders who have imposed draconian sanctions on Russia and to whom the Kremlin, in response, has turned off the gas tap.

"We consider this British attempt to use a national tragedy that has touched the hearts of millions of people around the world for geopolitical purposes to settle scores with our country during the days of mourning deeply immoral," the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman criticized. ,

.

In addition, she recalled that during World War II Elizabeth II served "in the ranks of the territorial defense of the British Army that was fighting against the Nazis and their Ukrainian accomplices."

But the war unleashed by Putin on the continent has changed everything, including historical memory.

And the old alliances between countries against a common enemy are worth little.

Now,

, distancing itself from the EU in offering a rapid response and in requesting sanctions against Russia.

has visited the country at war three times and has allocated millions of pounds in humanitarian aid, in addition to a wide range of military equipment.

It must be remembered that the relationship between London and Moscow was already very tense before the war due to the attempted assassination by poison of former Russian agent

and his daughter on British soil.

The other aggrieved by funeral diplomacy, to a lesser extent, is

.

Beijing itself has been invited to the funeral and will send Vice President

as "special representative" of the Chinese president.

His presence has raised blisters among a group of nine conservative deputies vetoed by Beijing for condemning its repression against the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang.

The sanctions against the seven parliamentarians and two British lords, who have their assets frozen in China, have, however, had consequences for a Chinese government delegation that

in Westminster.

The ties between the United Kingdom and the Asian country are very deteriorated due to several factors: the British veto of Chinese companies such as the technology company Huawei, criticism of the

that has caused an exodus of citizens to British soil, or the warnings for increasingly aggressive behavior toward Taiwan, the independent island that Beijing considers part of China.

Support for Taipei has been the latest controversy related to the funeral.

The United Kingdom, like most countries, does not recognize the sovereignty of the island, which is therefore excluded from most international events and organizations, under threats from Beijing to break commercial ties with countries that establish diplomatic ties. with the Taiwanese democratic government.

However, as part of the funeral, London has issued a challenge

to sign the queen's book of condolences.

The island's Foreign Ministry also highlights in a statement that her representative,

, received the same treatment as other dignitaries.

The gesture is symbolic at a time when

, after the historic visit of the speaker of the US House of Representatives,

.

The list of guests at the sovereign's funeral, converted into the diplomatic event of the year, will include the absences of other 'unwelcome' such as

will have representation at the embassy level ,

since their heads of government have not been personally invited.

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