Putin sought to blame Western meddling for an antisemitic riot at a Dagestan airport. The Russian president has long blamed global unrest on Western plots. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. It is the current ruling elites of the US and their satellites who are the main beneficiaries of world instability," Putin said. Russia is exploiting an widening riftOne of Putin's core objectives is to break Western attempts to isolate Russia as punishment for the Ukraine invasion.

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