Explainer: Why Assad And Putin Met In Moscow
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has made his first foreign trip in four years for a surprise meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Why?
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has made his first foreign trip in four years for a surprise meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Why?