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Why is Russia backing Assad?

Post author By admin
Post date September 29, 2015

Note from the LeftEast editors: this article written by the editors of the Russian socialist website OpenLeft.Ru was posted in an English translation by Nick Evans at RS21.Org.Uk. A whole range of evidence [also here] indicates that Russia is activating its military aid for the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad up to the point of direct involvement of Russian troops […]

Tags Assad, East-West, EU, foreign policy, hypocrisy, militarism, refugee crisis, Refugees, Russia, Syria, USA, war

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The Western Hypocrite at a Crossroads

Post author By Ilya Budraitskis
Post date September 29, 2015
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The Western Hypocrite at a Crossroads

“I’m obliged, unfortunately, to note that the word ‘hypocrite’ has been and will continue to be a fixture within the diplomatic lexicon,” Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced recently, while talking about Russia’s divergence from the West on the situation in Syria. It is hard to argue with the […]

Tags diplomacy, East-West, hypocrisy, International Relations, Left politics, militarism, refugee crisis, Refugees, Russia, Syria, USA, war, weapons