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" Russia ratified a treaty with Syria on Friday that gives Moscow its first permanent airbase in the Middle East, a symbol of the Kremlin's desire to project strength overseas, as Russian officials considered renewing other Soviet-era bases in Cuba and Vietnam.
Friday's developments were largely symbolic: With the onslaught of Russian airstrikes in Syria, Moscow has left no doubt about its commitment to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad; there's no clear evidence that either Cuba or Vietnam would be open to the return of the Russian military.
But it's clear that Moscow is acting on bringing to life Vladimir Putin's vision of Russia as a global military power, at a time when tensions between Moscow and Washington are as high as they've been since the Cold War.
Secretary of State John F. Kerry called Friday for the Syrian and Russian governments to face a war crimes investigation over attacks on civilians in Syria. Moscow has rejected accusations that its airstrikes are targeting civilians and insists that its goal in Syria is to assist Assad in the fight against terrorism. "
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/10/07/russia-has-its-permanent-airbase-in-syria-now-its-looking-at-cuba-and-vietnam/?tid=sm_tw
Friday's developments were largely symbolic: With the onslaught of Russian airstrikes in Syria, Moscow has left no doubt about its commitment to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad; there's no clear evidence that either Cuba or Vietnam would be open to the return of the Russian military.
But it's clear that Moscow is acting on bringing to life Vladimir Putin's vision of Russia as a global military power, at a time when tensions between Moscow and Washington are as high as they've been since the Cold War.
Secretary of State John F. Kerry called Friday for the Syrian and Russian governments to face a war crimes investigation over attacks on civilians in Syria. Moscow has rejected accusations that its airstrikes are targeting civilians and insists that its goal in Syria is to assist Assad in the fight against terrorism. "
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/10/07/russia-has-its-permanent-airbase-in-syria-now-its-looking-at-cuba-and-vietnam/?tid=sm_tw