The Kremlin has spent years trying to create fissures within the NATO alliance and the European Union, but with little success. Now Britain’s vote to leave the EU fulfills Putin’s wish for a more divided Europe, one potentially preoccupied with its own disagreements while London’s influence recedes.
Foreign Policy: Brexit is good news for Russia, but a headache for NATO
Boats decorated with flags and banners from the 'Fishing for Leave' group that are campaigning for a 'leave' vote in the EU referendum sail by the British Houses of Parliament as part of a "Brexit flotilla' on the river Thames in London on June 15, 2016.