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On October 24, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Hissein Brahim Taha, the secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Lavrov hailed Russia’s solidarity with Muslim nations:"Russia and the states of Islamic civilization are long-standing reliable partners, cooperating in ensuring security and stability, and in solving economic problems." Russia may well have some reliable partners" in Islamic nations – like-minded autocracies in Syria and Iran come to mind – but the impression that the Kremlin gets along well with all Muslims is misleading at best.Just ask Crimea’s Tatars
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