WORLD_ SYRIA_ Analysis: Why Putin Picked This Moment to Pull Out of Syria

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Analysis: Why Putin Picked This Moment to Pull Out of Syria
by Cassandra Vinograd and Alexey Eremenko

VIDEO: Russian Military Starts Withdrawal From Syria, Broadcaster Says 0:44

Russian forces began pulling out of Syria on Tuesday, hours after President Vladimir Putin ordered their withdrawal by saying his objectives had been largely achieved.

The abrupt announcement signaled a shift in Syria's civil war, which on Tuesday entered a fifth year of bloodshed.

While the timing of Putin's order came as a surprise, analysts said it was no secret Russia was looking for an exit strategy. Here's why Moscow seized its moment.

... A BIT OF BACKGROUND

Russia went into Syria six months ago saying it wanted to destroy ISIS and terrorists. Western officials called that a cover for bolstering Syrian President Bashar Assad.

The real objective though, according to experts, hit closer to home.

"Russia is an unreliable ally at best to anybody — and its politics and international relations are based upon a very clear and cold-eyed view of its own national interest," explained James Nixey, head of the Russia program at U.K.-based think tank Chatham House.

He said Russia's real aim was securing its footprint in the Middle East and rising from the ashes of international isolation brought on by its intervention in Ukraine — while "showing up" the West.

READ MORE: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/analysis-why-putin-picked-moment-pull-out-syria-n538671

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