Ryssland: koordinera mera!

Russia and Jordan agreed to create a coordination center in Amman, which will be used by the two countries to share information on the counter-terrorism operations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

Russia is already in touch with Iran, Iraq and Syria through a Baghdad-based center used for the same purpose. 

Det var Lavrov det, och ett meddelande om ännu ett steg framåt för den ryska utrikespolitiken. Jänkarna trycks tillbaka (intresset bland regeringarna i Mellanöstern för att samarbeta med USA verkar sjunka raskt), israelernas manöverutrymme minskas och även de dras in i den ryska sfären. - Vi lever i intressanta tider. Kunde ryssarna bidra till att få slut på det fruktansvärda kriget i Jemen vore det ännu en fjäder i hatten.

Här finns för övrigt en karta över var USA:s hangarfartygsgrupper fanns den 23 oktober.  Notera att fartygsgruppen i Persiska viken har åkt iväg. De flesta fartygen ligger dessutom i hamn i Nordamerika. Utom räckhåll för kryssningsrobotar avskjutna från ryska krigsfartyg i Kaspiska havet, alltså. Kanske hangarfartygens tid närmar sig slutet.

Låt oss nu höra lite på vad presidenten Putin har att säga om Mellanösterns historiska öde:

 We see what is happening in the Middle East. For decades, maybe even centuries, inter-ethnic, religious and political conflicts and acute social issues have been accumulating here. In a word, a storm was brewing there, while attempts to forcefully rearrange the region became the match that lead to a real blast, to the destruction of statehood, an outbreak of terrorism and, finally, to growing global risks. ...

I want to remind you that throughout its history, the Middle East has often been an arena for clashes between various empires and powers. They redrew boundaries and reshaped the region’s political structure to suit their tastes and interests. And the consequences were not always good or beneficial for the people living there. Actually, no one even asked their opinion. The last people to find out what was happening in their own nations were the people living in the Middle East.
Of course, this begs the question: isn’t it time for the international community to coordinate all its actions with the people who live in these territories? I think that it’s long overdue; these people – like any people – should be treated with respect.

 Vlad hade några synpunkter på vår västeuropeiska kris också:

Today hundreds of thousands of migrants are trying to integrate into a different society without a profession and without any knowledge of the language, traditions and culture of the countries they are moving to. Meanwhile, the residents of those countries – and we should openly speak about this, without trying to polish things up – the residents are irritated by the dominance of strangers, rising crime rate, money spent on refugees from the budgets of their countries.
Many people sympathise with the refugees, of course, and would like to help them. The question is how to do it without infringing on the interests of the residents of the countries where the refugees are moving. Meanwhile, a massive uncontrolled shocking clash of different lifestyles can lead, and already is leading to growing nationalism and intolerance, to the emergence of a permanent conflict in society.

Statsmannaord.