Russia Fails the Superpower Test in Syria

Russia Fails the Superpower Test in Syria
AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, pool

Russia has avoided miring itself in a ground war in Syria, like the one in Afghanistan in the 1980s, but still appears unwilling to withdraw, as Mr. Putin said he would in March. Leaving now, with no demonstrable concessions, would only damage Mr. Putin's sought-for superpower image.

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