Owen Matthews Owen Matthews

Putin’s great game

This time he’s taking on Turkey’s President Erdogan, a ruler as ruthless as he is

issue 20 February 2016

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Russia’s bombing of the city of Aleppo this week sent a clear message: Vladimir Putin is now in charge of the endgame in Syria. Moscow’s plan — essentially, to restore its ally Bashar al-Assad to power — is quickly becoming a reality that the rest of the world will have to accept.

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