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Putin chose Ukraine over Syria — Foreign Affairs

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When Putin deployed troops to Syria , he pursued several objectives, including helping Russia break out of international isolation after its occupation of Crimea .

Now, after the collapse of Bashar al-Assad ’s regime, Putin has little to show for this initiative.

The author of the article, senior fellow at the Carnegie Moscow Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Alexander Baunov , is confident Russia will survive the fall of Assad and the possible loss of military bases in the Mediterranean .