Russia / Europe
The referendum in Catalonia and the harsh actions of police against the protestors have put the Kremlin in an awkward position. On the one hand, this is an excellent occasion to once again accuse the West of all the usual deadly sins, to herald the decline of European democracy, and to show TV audiences in Russia that their own country’s suppression of peaceful protesters is relatively light touch and proportionate compared to the brutality of the Spanish police. …read more
Source: Intersection