May I remind you that, as with Iraq, whatever investments Russia may have in the 'enemy', it will end up being a big winner should a war break out - as it was with Iraq (where it lost what Saddam owed them, but gained oil sales and a bunch of contracts too - net result well in the positive figures). Anything that threatens middle eastern oil is in fact great news for Russia. I would attribute much of Russia's economic upswing lately to the effects of instability in the Middle East on oil prices.
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