Russia will not agree to the West's proposal to join forces in the fight against IGSF, since in that case the Kremlin "will have to sacrifice some interests in the Middle East"; Therefore, we can expect an aggravation of relations along the line of the Russian-NATO.
This opinion was expressed to the "Observer" by the Russian political scientist Dmitry Oreshkin.
Commenting on NATO's decision to join the global coalition against the Islamic state, he said: "This is exactly the case when Trump and the US do not have any tender feelings for Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, especially after the scandals that were opened. Now Trump must demonstrate to Russia, rather, the rigidity, than the softness of the ".
The political scientist recalled that, "from the point of view of the United States, one of the key sources of financing terrorism is Iran and related forces in the Middle East". Thus, "by default, Russia, which is an ally of Iran - and Asada, also gets into a rather unpleasant situation," stated Oreshkin.
He added that Russia's position on terrorists is "ambivalent". "It's no secret that at least 3,000 people from Chechnya are fighting on the side of IGIL: Russian special services allowed them to go there in order to reduce the pressure inside the country on the part of Islamic extremists for Russian domestic policy and, on the contrary, to transfer it Pressure on the West ".
The political scientist drew attention to the paradox: "Of course, IGIL is an enemy and Assad too, but it turns out that, on the one hand, Chechen soldiers are fighting against IGIL, and on the other hand, former Chechen citizens are fighting for IGIL".
"It suits Moscow, but it does not suit the West," - said Oreshkin.
"As the West is going to fight terrorism in the broadest sense of the word - through NATO or through Saudi Arabia - then it forms and some new style of attitude to Russia, because it somehow in this value system is immersed in the terrorist component. Because from Russia are taken and members of IGIL, and those who are fighting this with IGIL. One way or another, the West has a simple option: it offers Russia to join forces in the fight against IGIL, but for this Russia will have to sacrifice some interests in the Middle East. Russia will not do it. This means that it will exacerbate relations with NATO, "he concluded.
Thus, "Russia is facing a rather difficult choice: either to unite with the US and the entire developed world, or vice versa.
I think that, as always, it will be vice versa, "- suggested the expert.
As the "Observer" wrote, the Mufti of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Ukraine "Ummah" Said Ismagilov on the air "Observer". LIVE "stated: in the ranks of terrorists of the" Islamic state "Russian became the second language of interethnic communication after the Arab, because among the militants there are a lot of immigrants from Russia.
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