Here's a Breakdown of Russia's Foreign Policy Goals

... has not compensated for this shortfall. Russia’s intervention in Syria has brought Moscow into a situational alliance with Iran, and has led to close and not always friendly interaction with Turkey. Rhetorically, furthering Eurasian economic integration ... ... not stop there. It has become actively engaged in the Western political debate, including during election campaigns. In the presidential elections of 2016 in the United States and 2017 in France, Moscow made its preferences fully known. This trend is ...