The Russians very simply have concluded that Israel's time is over (and the US' time in the Middle East is over) and that the only way to secure their 2 million Russian ex-pat Jews in Israel is to have a say in the Axis of Resistance resolution, which further implies they have to at least appear to support the Axis in the coming wider wa…
The Russians very simply have concluded that Israel's time is over (and the US' time in the Middle East is over) and that the only way to secure their 2 million Russian ex-pat Jews in Israel is to have a say in the Axis of Resistance resolution, which further implies they have to at least appear to support the Axis in the coming wider war. But Russia will not overtly support the destruction of Israel - in case it fails.
This is the obvious approach. Support the likely winning hand - but not so much as to be culpable if it doesn't win.
The case of Iran may be different. Russia will likely much more overtly support Iran in the coming war by supplying them with anything they want. The US supplies Ukraine; what's good for the goose... Russia will supply Iran with whatever they can spare, which might be significant. So will China.
The real questions are: what happens when Israel starts threatening to use its nukes? Does the US crack down or not? Does Russia if the US doesn't? What happens then?
The Russians very simply have concluded that Israel's time is over (and the US' time in the Middle East is over) and that the only way to secure their 2 million Russian ex-pat Jews in Israel is to have a say in the Axis of Resistance resolution, which further implies they have to at least appear to support the Axis in the coming wider war. But Russia will not overtly support the destruction of Israel - in case it fails.
This is the obvious approach. Support the likely winning hand - but not so much as to be culpable if it doesn't win.
The case of Iran may be different. Russia will likely much more overtly support Iran in the coming war by supplying them with anything they want. The US supplies Ukraine; what's good for the goose... Russia will supply Iran with whatever they can spare, which might be significant. So will China.
The real questions are: what happens when Israel starts threatening to use its nukes? Does the US crack down or not? Does Russia if the US doesn't? What happens then?