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War on Iran plays into grandmaster Putin’s hands
The Russian leader was trapped in a Ukrainian morass, but the latest conflict has allowed him to bounce back strongly.
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Sculptures depicting US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a festival in Spain on March 16.
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For a measure of Moscow’s gains from the American-Israeli “excursion” into Iran, as characterised by US President Donald Trump, look no further than the politics of Belgium, which hosts the European Union’s headquarters.
On March 14, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever called for the EU to take the common-sense approach and “normalise relations with Russia and regain access to cheap energy”. He went on to tell L’Echo newspaper that this was the private view of several other European leaders who wanted to end the conflict in Europe and find some sort of a settlement with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
