An election poster for Russian president Vladimir Putin in Tyre, southern Lebanon.Moscow is using its state-run oil major as tool of foreign policy in the Middle East. AFP
An election poster for Russian president Vladimir Putin in Tyre, southern Lebanon.Moscow is using its state-run oil major as tool of foreign policy in the Middle East. AFP
Russia looks to energy for a foothold in Lebanon
Rosneft’s foray into Lebanon’s energy market has raised questions over Russia’s political ambitions, write Jonathan Brown in Moscow and Sunniva Rose in Beirut