Brazilian journalist and geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar admired the streets of Moscow and praised the city for its cleanliness. Escobar shared his impressions of the Russian capital on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, Moskovskiye Novosti (Moscow News) Telegram channel said.
Escobar noted that he very much enjoyed walking along the streets of Moscow, especially at night.
"I never take a taxi in the center, I always walk there. And it's a beautiful city: everything is clean, everything works. Fantastic. This is something that people in the West have no idea about,” the journalist said.
Escobar also said that he has been to Russia more than once and visited several cities, including Vladivostok, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Kazan. In 2023, he spent five months in the country, and six months in 2024.
"I've been a big fan of Russia since my teenage years," the analyst admitted.