RUSSIA SYRIA Issue dated 21/10/2015

Threat of Syrian conflict spilling into Caucasus

The meeting between Vladimir Putin and Mohammed bin Salman in Sochi on October 11 was heated. Not surprisingly, the two men stuck to their positions on Syria. However the discussion soon shifted to the Russian Caucasus. [...] (325 words)

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