Russia’s recent entry into the Syrian civil war has transformed the battle lines of that bloody four-year conflict, bolstering President Bashar Assad and opening an unpredictable new phase in US-Russian relations.
The Boston Globe: What is Russia doing in Syria?
A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on October 25, 2015 shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R) meeting with a Russian delegation of parliamentarians in Damascus.
