TIME: What Russia Hopes to Gain from the Israel-Hamas Conflict

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Mark N. Katz

“They’re trying to align themselves with the Arab mainstream” as a bid to improve Russia’s standing in the region, says Mark N. Katz, a professor at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government.

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