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To Russia With Caution
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Mar 20, 2018 | 08:00 GMT
![At a newsstand in Moscow, a paper announces Russian President Vladimir Putin's re-election.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/moscow-newstand.jpg?itok=AORH0Z3g)
Russia has been particularly truculent in response to waves of international condemnation following a recent high-profile assassination attempt.
(KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images)
Highlights
- Tensions between the West and Russia are ratcheting up in the wake of the nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal.
- The heightened hostilities will make day-to-day operations more challenging for foreign companies, nongovernmental organizations and journalists working in Russia.
- In addition to the threat of government surveillance and harassment, foreigners will likely be the targets of increased violence from nationalists and nationalist gangs.
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