Thomas E. Graham
Politics, Europe
Putin is neither rubbing his hands with glee nor wringing them in anguish.
If Brexit is a loss for the West, it must be a win for Russia, right? Western commentators, including Prime Minister David Cameron, have said as much, engaging in the very zero-sum thinking of which they routinely accuse the Kremlin. Is it really that simple?
To be sure, it takes little effort to find Russian politicians gloating over the results, and Russia’s propaganda machine had promoted Brexit. But right after the vote Russian president Putin offered a sober assessment, aware that the consequences for Russia …read more
Source: The National Interest
