No bluff. The Egypts have a long history with Ivan. Remember it was all Russian hardware that Moshe blew all to hell in both 67 and 73. And the Russians built the Aswan dam and probly help keep it running just as examples.
Read up on the Semi-bluff as applied ....
http://www.cardschat.com/semi-bluff.php
“So what exactly is a poker semi-bluff? Well the simple definition is whenever you bet with a hand that has good potential to become the best hand by the river, you are semi-bluffing. You are bluffing because you currently have no hand when you bet. However, you have good “outs” to end up with the best hand by the time the last card is dealt.”
So in this instance my meaning is, they can, but they rather not, and if the situation keeps unfolding in Russia’s favor, they will.