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Russia considering course change after new challenges in Syria

As Russia's presidential election approaches, Moscow finds itself recently pressured by several negative developments in Syria that are causing it to re-evaluate its strategy there.

Maxim A. Suchkov
Maxim A. Suchkov
Mar 8, 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attend a state awards ceremony for military personnel who served in Syria, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia December 28, 2017. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1FBBAD3FD0
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attend a state awards ceremony for military personnel who served in Syria, Moscow, Russia, Dec. 28, 2017. — Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS

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