‘Russia and the West Are Drifting Apart’

Source: Spiegel.

Political confidant of President Vladimir Putin (pictured here): "We think that Assad is still supported by a majority of the population."Zoom

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Political confidant of President Vladimir Putin (pictured here): “We think that Assad is still supported by a majority of the population.”

Vladimir Putin has delayed a planned trip to Turkey following the forced landing of a Syrian plane in Ankara. In an interview, Vladimir Yukanin, a confidant to the Russian president, defends Russian weapons deliveries to dictator Bashar Assad and accuses the West of provoking a confrontation.

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