Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 15 defended sending more military aid to Syria, and he blasted the U.S. for creating a refugee crisis by its actions against Syrian President Bashar Assad, drawing a rebuke from the Obama White House, which has struggled for years to counterRussia's moves on the world stage.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and former Italy's prime minister Silvio Berlusconi visit an Italian war cemetery near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol on Sept. 11, 2015.