Venezuela, Iran, and Gaza are cases where Europeans have been losing their soul because they follow a shallow strategic logic that 'Iran down, Venezuela down, Russia down means good for us,' when in fact the Iran war is particularly demonstrating to be good news for the Kremlin through oil prices, interceptor depletion, and shattering of international law.

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Natalie Tocci

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Venezuela down, Iran down, it means Russia down, which means good for us. And um I think as the Iran war especially is demonstrating, actually, this is quite good news for the Kremlin, right?

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Nathalie Tocci and Matthias Matthijs: Are Europe and the United States Finally Heading For Divorce?Foreign Affairs
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:08:35 PM

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