seen as a strong measure against Russia's war effort, some EU governments were unenthusiastic, due to potential negative …

The key point is about Russia, old and new, being a counterrevolutionary power: Russia's post- Napoleonic War and … moreover post-1848 policy was counterrevolutionary abroad and conservative, even when reformist, at home, as is Russia … intervention, e.g. in Syria, are Soviet. The main difference as compared to both, Tsarist Russian and Soviet, is Russia's lack of a …