Russia's War Against Ukraine OP-ED

David J. Kramer: Is Russia’s outreach on Syria a bid to distract from Ukraine?

By David J. Kramer.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov listens to his Saudi counterpart during their meeting in Moscow on Aug. 11.
Photo by AFP

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with his Saudi counterpart on Aug. 12 over the crisis in Syria. Is Moscow’s diplomacy an effort to resolve a humanitarian catastrophe - or to shift international attention away from Russia's activities in Ukraine?

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