Analysis: Putin unlikely to leave strike on Syria unanswered
MOSCOW (AP) — Faced with the threat of a U.S. strike on Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin has a dilemma: allow U.S. missiles to hit Moscow's ally without a response or risk a military clash with the United States. If driven into a corner by a U.S. attack, Putin will be unlikely to sit back. Inaction would threaten his hard-won gains in Syria, dent Russia's prestige and erode his tough-guy image. "It's our president who decides the fate of the world!" ultranationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky declared on Russian state television. ...
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