In the wake of terrorist attacks by the Islamic State (IS) across the Middle East and Europe, Russian diplomats and the Kremlin-controlled media have been working overtime to suggest that the West will not be able to contain IS unless it secures Moscow’s cooperation. And Western countries will, presumably, only be able to achieve such cooperation by first lifting sanctions and making other concessions to the Russian government (for an example, see Svpressa.ru, June 28). Most commentators have suggested that the Kremlin is simply taking advantage of an opportunity presented by events outside of its control. But there are five …read more
Source: The Jamestown Foundation