Far removed from the lakeside Swiss mansion where Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin met last month, rock-bottom relations between Washington and Moscow could have life-or-death consequences on July 9 for the world’s most vulnerable people thousands of miles away.
NBC News: US-Russia ties are at historic lows, and Syrians could pay the price
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on May 9, 2021 shows Russian soldiers standing in formation by a Sukhoi Su-35 fighter plane as Mil Mi-24 "Hind" helicopter gunships fly by during the Victory Day military parade, marking the 76th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, at the Russian military Hmeimim base, located south-east of the Syrian city of Latakia in the governorate of the same name.