why is russia in syria?

Syria and Soviet Union had close relations going back to the 1960s, when Soviets supported Arab nationalists against U.S. ... Moscow traffic is even heavier than usual I arrive barely on time to meet with Putin ally Alexey Pushkov, expert and member of the upper house of..

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judge dismisses dnc hacking lawsuit against trump campaign, wikileaks,

In, DNC does not allege any facts to show that any of the defendants, other than Russian Federation, had any in hacking DNC's computers or stealing its information — it attributes that conduct to Russian federation. ... the defendants ever agreed to help..

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u.n. warns 'worst humanitarian disaster' of the century is unfolding

Security Council has been divided over Syrian conflict since it began in 2011, with Russia backing the government and Western nations supporting the opposition. What's happening Idlib makes mockery of the responsibility of the permanent veto-wielding council members - Russia, China,..

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Al-Watan newspaper quoted special sources as saying that the new round of Astana meeting Kazakhstan's capital would be held on August 1-2 and it would be the last chance for Turkey to fulfill its commitments under Russia- Turkey on Idlib.. ..

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