With the attack perpetrated in Moscow, the terrorists reminded Vladimir Putin that, in the eyes of the Islamists, he remains a Westerner. Russia remains one one of the first targets, if not the first, of Islamists.

The three wars which in recent years have marked the commitment of communist, then post-communist, Russia against movements and regimes of theocratic inspiration. Furthermore, the leaders of France and the United States have also been targeted by the Islamists. This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 79% left to discover.