The Daily Beast: Putin’s new axis of resistance – Russia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Hezbollah By The Daily Beast. Published Sept. 29, 2015 at 8:59 am Russian President Vladimir Putin, waits to address the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly Sept. 28, 2015 at the UN in New York. Photo by AFP The Russian leader just told the U.N. that state sponsors of terrorism are the West’s only partners for fighting terrorism. Read more here