MOSCOW – Vladimir Putin marked his 63rd birthday Wednesday with a focus on Syria, as supporters sang his praises – comparing him to a range of heroic figures from Buddha to Batman.The Russian president has been back in the international limelight since launching a bombing campaign against the Islamic State group in Syria last week, much to Washington’s chagrin.The strikes followed Putin’s first address at the United Nations General Assembly in a decade and ended a period of isolation over Moscow’s seizure of Crimea from Ukraine last year. …read more
Source: AsiaOne
