Russia’s latest land grab bid a farce
The Kremlin is increasingly resorting to theatrics in an attempt to divert public attention from growing social and economic problems. |||
In the wake of Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine, many of Russia’s neighbors in the Arctic are feeling antsy. Yet some observers’ attempts to blast Moscow’s recent claim to 463,000 square miles of the Arctic as an aggressive “land grab,” evidence of another Obama administration foreign policy failure, or the creation of a next “front” in a New Cold War don’t ring true. This is less about President Barack Obama and more about Russian President Vladimir …read more
Source: Independent Online
