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To paraphrase a famous expression, "Be careful what you complain about -- or you might end up with something to really complain about."
Moscow officials have long complained that the international community did not give Russia the attention it deserved. "Those insidious Westerners ignore Russia's wonderful foreign policy initiatives," they grumbled, "because they are unable to come up with anything half as brilliant themselves."
But all of that changed almost overnight. Now Russia is once again firmly in the limelight -- right alongside Ebola and the Islamic State.
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