Diplomacy Watch: Did Israel’s war on Iran help Russia?

Diplomacy Watch: Did Israel’s war on Iran help Russia?

As an uneasy ceasefire holds between Israel and Iran, the side effects of their destructive “12 day war” might just prove beneficial to Russia’s bottom line in Ukraine.Mark Episkopos, a research fellow in the Quincy Institute's Eurasia Program, told RS that Russia “will certainly benefit” from the Israel-Iran conflict’s throttling of oil prices. Episkopos emphasized that “the precise windfall is difficult to measure,” and analyst Alexander Motyl…

Stavroula Pabst: Did Israel’s war on Iran help Russia? - Brave New Europe

Moscow stands to gain from the West redirecting attention and resources from Ukraine to the Middle East — China too Read Article HERE The post Stavroula Pabst: Did Israel’s war on Iran help Russia? appeared first on Brave New Europe.