Following the NATO-led intervention in Libya in 2011, which the Kremlin regarded as another example of Western overreach, Russia has been more aggressive in asserting itself internationally, mainly in opposition to the US. This is most obvious in Russia’s dogged support for Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria.
在2011年北约领导的干预利比亚行动后——克里姆林宫将此视为西方越界的又一例证——俄罗斯在追求国际影响力方面变得更加积极了，当然主要是反对美国。最显然的是俄罗斯顽固地支持叙利亚的巴沙尔·阿萨德政权。俄罗斯以依法为由拒绝交出斯诺登让普京再次与奥巴马争锋相对——这一回，作为合法性和人权捍卫者的是俄罗斯。