The essence of the Obama administration’s “reset” of relations with Russia is this: Before the reset, Russia aggressively fought against western interests, we opposed them, and relations were bad. After the reset, Russia aggressively fights against western interests, we don’t oppose them, and everybody smiles. That’s great, if the smiles are what matter, as opposed to the substance.
Case in point, sanctions against Iran have been starting to bite, and so Russia is trying to get them lifted. Their justification? They have proof, proof!, that Iran is not developing nuclear weapons.
“We have verified data showing that there is no reliable evidence for the existence of a military component” in Iran’s nuclear programme, said Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. . .
“Sanctions have gone way too far. They heavily outweigh what is being done in the sphere of talks. We must push harder on the negotiating track.”
(Via the Corner.)
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