MOSCOW (Reuters) - For Vladimir Putin, Russia's military build-up in Syria is a potential diplomatic trump card and a handy way of diverting attention from Ukraine's frozen conflict. But it was a panicky realization that the Syrian government was being turned over on the battlefield that tipped the Kremlin's hand.
Source: [url=http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/QlzWGoIE-qo/story01.htm]Syrian army reversals spook Kremlin into hasty military build-up[/url]


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