In the days following the US-Israel coordinated launch of “Operation Epic Fury,” the Kremlin opened a parallel campaign – not on the battlefield, but in the information space. Within hours, Moscow accused Washington of destabilizing the region and violating international law.
Although Russian President Vladimir Putin has not offered any tangible support to Iran, his regime has seized the moment to cast doubt on American credibility and redirect global attention from Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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The pattern is familiar. When geopolitical events threaten Moscow’s strategic goal, the Kremlin positions itself as a guardian of international norms while portraying Washington as reckless and destabilizing. Following the strikes on Iran’s senior leadership, Putin publicly denounced the US and Iran of committing “a cynical violation of all norms of human morality and international law.” Russia’s Foreign Ministry followed with accusations that the US and Israel had “engineered a “man-made crisis.” Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned that Washington could start WWIII.”
The Kremlin has steadily amplified these statements. In an article from Kremlin-sponsored outlet RT, Yevgeny Primakov, a Russian politician, claimed how the US’s “unprovoked aggression… carried out against the backdrop of ongoing peace talks – sends a damaging message: concessions have little value.”
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