Tag: Russian strategy in Syria

The Briefing: Syria After Munich

February 15, 2016

Anybody who was expecting Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to make conciliatory noises at the Munich Security Conference must have been severely disappointed. And anybody who was expecting the cease-fire agreement reached in Munich last week to result in an actual cease-fire must be severely disappointed as well. Not only is Russia’s bombing campaign in […]

Putin In Syria: What Russia Seeks To Accomplish With Vienna ‘Peace’ Talks

November 4, 2015

What does Russia hope to accomplish in its diplomatic maneuvering on Syria? The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. What Russia Seeks To Accomplish With Syrian ‘Peace’ Talks 2015-11-04 14:49:49 Last week, a group of representatives from various nations met in Vienna to discuss a possible path forward in […]