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Moscow Times: Obama Expects Gradual 'Shift' in Russia's Syria Strategy
U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he expected a “shift” in Russia's strategy in Syria, referring to “fresh memories” in Moscow of the drawn-out Afghan war in the 1980s, Agence France-Presse reported Tuesday.
“I think it is possible over the next several months that we see … a recognition [in Moscow] that it's time to bring the civil war in Syria to a close,” he was reported as saying on the sidelines of a conference on climate change in Paris.
He added that he believed that Russia may eventually align itself with the Western anti-Islamic State coalition, instead of lending support to the beleaguered Syrian President Bashar Assad — a longtime Moscow ally.
Update #1: Obama says Russia may finally come around on Assad's future (AP)
Update #2: Obama Doesn’t Expect Quick Shift in Russia’s Syria Strategy (WSJ)
WNU Editor: Some Russian pundits are saying the same thing about President Obama ... that he will gradually "shift" to Russia's Syrian strategy.
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