![LEBANON/ Protesters burn Chinese and Russian flags during a protest organized by Sunni Islamists group at Sidon, southern Lebanon, against the vetoing by Russia and China of a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, and to express solidarity with Syria's anti-government protesters, February 10, 2012. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2012/q1/RTR2XLLN.jpg/RTR2XLLN.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=mZcMKSRw)
The Logic of Russia’s Support for Assad Regime
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