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November 2, 2011

Russia's 'Against the Grain' Policy on Syria

Daily Star, Daily Star

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Russian support for the government of President Bashar Assad, or any country where authoritarian systems of rule face popular unrest, is based firmly on the Kremlin's perceived national interests.

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TAGGED: Bashar al-Assad, Syria, Russia

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