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- Putin sought to blame Western meddling for an antisemitic riot at a Dagestan airport.
- The Russian president has long blamed global unrest on Western plots.
- It's part of a bid to portray himself as the champion of a new global order.
An airport in Dagestan, Russia, was at the center of ugly scenes over the weekend when a mob chanting antisemitic slurs attempted to seek out Jewish passengers arriving from Tel Aviv.