The way President Vladimir Putin tells it, Russia is the victim of a great conspiracy designed to prevent it from claiming a position within the global networks of leadership. The Europeans are plotting to deny Russia the right to host the 2018 football World Cup. The Americans are trying to throw a lasso around Russia by building up the military forces of nations in its “near-neighborhood”. The French conspire to sabotage plans for the modernization of Russia’s navy by refusing to deliver two aircraft carriers that Moscow has bought and paid or. Last but not least, even the Arab states …read more
Source: ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
