This is really just a distraction. Currently Russia is using Syria and this as a distraction for much more low-profile energy consolidation moves in Eastern Eu

This is really just a distraction. Currently Russia is using Syria and this as a distraction for much more low-profile energy consolidation moves in Eastern Europe. Russia doesn't care a white about NSA surveillance (they do the same thing after all with impunity) - what they do care about is keeping world focus away from moves to consolidate influence in their periphery.