WASHINGTON—A year after Russia waded into the war in Syria, aiming to flex its national security muscles and prop up beleaguered Syrian President Bashar Assad, Moscow appears no closer to one of its military goals: getting the U.S. to coordinate combat operations in the civil war. And prospects of a diplomatic resolution seem dim.
The yearlong offensive of airstrikes and ground combat in Syria, however, has showcased some of Moscow’s newer military capabilities and underscored President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to go to war to protect an ally — particularly one that hosts a critical Russian base on the Mediterranean Sea. More …read more
Source: The Epoch Times
