Thomson ReutersVladimir Putin thinks Russian air strikes in Syria have helped turn the war’s tide but the pace of the Syrian army’s advance has frustrated him, some sources say.
If Aleppo falls, he could get the military and symbolic prize he has been craving.
More than four months of Russian air strikes have stabilized the government of President Bashar al-Assad, the Kremlin’s closest Middle East ally, helping his forces find momentum on the battlefield.
But the names and strategic significance of the towns and villages they have recaptured have failed to electrify a Russian public more worried about falling living standards.
Nor has the …read more
Source: Business Insider
