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    But if the lead is the source and not the content, then what explains the former Why would an official diplomatic body like the Russian Embassy tweet something of this kind

    This is perhaps the most aggressive illustration of a new Russian rhetorical approach. In the early and mid 2010’s, standard Kremlin practice was to simply ignore western aspersions against Russian military capabilities. But over the recent years, Russian officials have made an increasingly dramatic point cover samsung j3 2016 silicone 3d disney of publicly responding to these types of comments. As one recent example, cover samsung a6 tablet 10.1 it was only a few months ago that the Russian Ministry of Defense issued a biting reply to the US Ambassador to Colombia, who dismissed the Tu 160 bomber as little more than a museum piece.

    This strategy is perhaps not without a rationale. At a time when the Kremlin is actively signaling both its nuclear and conventional deterrent capabilities to NATO, they may very well believe that even an indirect slight against Russian air defense systems cannot go unanswered.

    Mark Episkopos is a frequent contributorto The National Interest and serves as research assistant at the Center for the National Interest. Mark is alsoa PhD student in History at American University.(This first appeared earlier in 2018.)..