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Vladimir Putin is making a bid to regain global respectability by leading a fight against ISIS and evoking the anti-Hitler coalition of World War II. The West is yet to be convinced that the appeal to be “brothers-in-arms” is serious.
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With Russia increasing its involvement in Syria, what are the likely first targets for any potential military action?












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