re: Russia accused of "revenge massacres" in Syria

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“Boots on the ground [in Syria] being talked about now is so far largely a political PR operation,” Aleksey Pushkov, the head of the Duma’s Foreign Relations Committee, said in a talk show with Russian TV anchor Vladimir Solovyov on Sunday.

“Why, instead of getting the troops and the military transport aircraft ready, did [US Defense Secretary] Ash Carter broadcasts the intention to the world first?” Pushkov asked.

“The Americans need to seize the initiative in the Middle East, because Syria is the place where the leader of the modern world is being determined.”

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