Why the Mecca alliance may work in Russias favour
Middle East turmoil gives Russia cover on its southern flankRussia has historically protected itself across several fronts by maintaining buffer states along the borders it shared with threatening powers. These states didn't necessarily have to like Russia, much less become its allies, but their usefulness lay in causing even greater problems for Russia's potential adversaries.For a long
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