WORLD_ SYRIA_ Don't expect much from Russia's Syria drawdown: Column

USA TODAY

Don't expect much from Russia's Syria drawdown: Column

Alexander Werman
3:13 p.m. EDT March 30, 2016

Tactical shifts a distraction from Putin's broader expansionist plans.

What is Russia up to in Syria? On March 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin officially ordered his military to begin withdrawing ground troops from Syria. In a meeting with his top advisers in Moscow, Putin formally declared that — having succeeded in “radically” changing the situation on the ground in Syria — “the main part” of the Russian military contingent there would be pulled back.

To hear Putin tell it, the move is intended to spur a cessation of hostilities in the long-running conflict. “I hope that this will considerably increase the level of trust between all parties of the Syrian settlement and will contribute to a peaceful resolution of the Syrian issue,” the Russian president said in televised comments.

The real motivations behind the Kremlin’s withdrawal, however, are likely more strategic. And Russia’s most recent maneuver should not be construed as an end to Russia’s involvement in Syria — or of its imperial ambitions.

READ MORE: http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/03/30/vladimir-putin-russia-syria-assad-expansionism-mediterranean-black-sea-column/82209174/

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