Russia has blamed Ukraine for the antisemitic riot in the mostly Muslim region of Dagestan on Sunday in which an angry mob stormed the airport in Makhachkala in search of Jewish passengers arriving from Israel. Maria Zakharova, the Russian foreign ministry spokesperson, said on Monday that the riot was the result of a “provocation” orchestrated from outside Russia, with Ukraine playing a “direct and key role”. Earlier in the day, Dmitry Peskov, president Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson, claimed that the unrest was “the result of external intervention, including external information influence”. Neither Zakharova or Peskov provided evidence to support their claims...