Putin stages “mission accomplished” visit to Syria

  Putin stages “mission accomplished” visit to Syria By Bill Van Auken 12 December 2017 Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a surprise visit to Syria Monday, delivering a laudatory speech to Russian troops at the Hmeimim air base in the country’s coastal province of Latakia and meeting with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad. Russia intervened … Continue reading Putin stages “mission accomplished” visit to Syria