undoubtedly, in recent years, Russia has significantly strengthened its influence in the Middle East region, putting enormous efforts for this. Now she is rapidly losing ground, entering into a tough confrontation with Saudi Arabia.
This is stated by Stephen Cook in an article, published in the American edition of Foreign Policy.
And although, as the author believes, confidence in Russia in the Middle East after the OPEC + treaty breaks, she is considered a more constructive player in the region, than the United States.
According to Stephen Cook, in the eyes of the leaders of the Middle East, Moscow looks in a better light, than Washington:
Middle East Leaders Really Look Better at Russian Power Expansion. Since, how Moscow threw off the ideological baggage of Soviet communism, and America looks more and more exhausted, helpless and stupid, regional players see in Russia if not an alternative to Washington, the, at least, player is not an example of a more constructive.
Stephen Cook claims, what, coming into conflict with saudi arabia, Moscow clearly overestimated its strength. And now she's trying to deal with trouble, into which she pulled herself. He considers, that there will be no winners in this battle, everyone will lose.
However, China can win in Russian-Saudi conflict. Cheap oil will be an excellent tool for him to recover after overcoming the peak of the coronavirus epidemic.
It noted earlier, that the oil crisis could also play into India’s favor.
