Provocations of this kind could exacerbate preexisting divisions by lending false credence to Islamophobic radicals that want a so-called “Russia for Russians”.
The professional Russia-haters in the West will be hard pressed to explain away Moscow’s protection of the synagogue by what is alleged to be an anti-Semitic government.
The professional Russia-haters in the West will be hard pressed to explain away Moscow’s protection of the synagogue by what is alleged to be an anti-Semitic government.