To (re) read: Sparing Russia while supporting Ukraine, the big gap in Turkish diplomacy

The war in Ukraine also has direct consequences on the populations of other countries and particularly in Lebanon.

The country, which is already going through an unprecedented economic crisis, is now affected by the threat of a shortage of wheat and the Lebanese fear they will run out of bread.

In the midst of the Ukrainian war, the Gulf monarchies, too, remain cautious in the face of the Cornelian choice between Moscow or Washington.

While these countries are traditional allies of the West, they have moved closer to Russia in recent years.

The economist Alexandre Kateb analyzes their position. 

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