The war launched ago against Yugoslavia, in defiance of Kremlin wishes, Russia's ties to West and the birth of more confrontational relationship.. ... But while West has neglected and sidelined the region, Russia keeps Balkans relatively high on its radar, as does..…
(Saakashvili may be the most discredited “democratic” leader of recent times, having brought the West close to war with Russia in 2008 and since having had to flee his own country and then decamp even from US-backed Ukraine.) . 5. ..…
Some Russians fear that travel opportunities could diminish as tensions grow between Moscow and the West, or that Russia might even revert to stricter Soviet-era rules for leaving the country. . ..…
Those strategies were remarkably successful for Russia, and they trace back to Valery Gerasimov. In the West, Russia’s emphasis on such hybrid tactics came to be called “Gerasimov’s Doctrine.” ..…
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