e mërkurë, janar 02, 2008

Russia goes its own way

One of the legacies that Vladimir Putin bequeaths to his successor is Russia's changed position in the world. Moscow no longer has any interest in making minor modifications to a policy largely predetermined in Washington. And the principal beneficiary of this changed perception may be Iran.

There are strong economic motives guiding the Russian designs, as Moscow and Tehran together control roughly 20 percent of world's oil reserves and close to half of the world's gas reserves.

Posted Jan 2, 2008 07:12 AM PST
Category: RUSSIA

Russia could genuinely have been a partner and ally with the US; unfortunately, what has passed under the guise of "foreign policy" under this administration (if one can actually call it that), made absolutely guaranteed that this will not happen.

Additionally, this article doesn't mention one small aspect of Russia's policy toward Iran, and that is the policy that any attack against Iran will be perceived as an attack against Russia. (MR)

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