NEWSLINK: “Is Russia’s ‘neutrality’ over Qatar Crisis a sign of its dilemma?” – Al Arabiya English (UAE)/ Orhan Gafarli

“During the past month, the crisis between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt has attracted global attention. When the Qatari foreign minister visited Moscow on June 11 and held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, Moscow expressed a positive outlook …. It is interesting that Russia appears to remain neutral, while closely monitoring the situation. It is also true that the most important agenda of Russia’s Middle East policy is Syria. For a long time, Russia has been supporting the Bashar al-Assad regime against the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria. For Russia, it seems that the Muslim Brotherhood presents threats not only in Syria but also in Egypt and Libya. …”