Putin Says Russia's Campaign in Syria More Effective Than U.S.
- Russian attacks on terror targets won't include ground troops
- Obama has shelved plan to train some groups of Syrian rebels
Putin's Syria Strikes: What He's Hoping to Accomplish
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Russian President Vladimir Putin defended his air and cruise-missile strikes on terror targets in Syria as two Saudi Arabian officials softened their government’s position on the fate of Bashar al-Assad.
Putin discussed his Syria campaign on Sunday with Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Mohammed Bin Salman, who signaled a willingness to let al-Assad remain in power longer, while the foreign ministers of both nations also met to consider the situation in Syria.