Anna Borshchevskaya is the Harold Grinspoon Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute, focusing on Russia's policy toward the Middle East.
Articles & Testimony
Russia's West Jerusalem announcement is more a signal to Washington than a benevolent gesture toward Israel.
Russia may have a geostrategic rationale for recognizing West Jerusalem as Israel's capital. But the move, even as it raises eyebrows, obliges Moscow to little, especially if the Russian embassy remains in Tel Aviv. Putin's real goal may have less to do with Israel than with the United States: the statement could very well signal that Trump needs to deal with Putin in the Middle East, not only when it comes to Syria and Iran but also when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute...
