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<li><b>Russia renewed a bombing campaign in northern Syria hours after a recently-elected Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Russian president Vladimir Putin.</b> “Russia launched a major military offensive in Syria on Tuesday, hours after President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the need to join forces to combat international terrorism. […] Trump, who expressed respect for Putin during the campaign, spoke with the Russian leader by phone Monday. The two leaders discussed a range of issues, including ‘threats and challenges facing both nations,’ the Trump transition team said in a statement. The Kremlin said Putin congratulated Trump on his election triumph, and the leaders agreed on ‘uniting efforts in the fight with the common enemy No. 1 -- international terrorism and extremism.’ The Kremlin pledged to build a relationship based on mutual respect and non-interference.” (<i>USA Today</i>, November 16, 2016) | <li><b>Russia renewed a bombing campaign in northern Syria hours after a recently-elected Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Russian president Vladimir Putin.</b> “Russia launched a major military offensive in Syria on Tuesday, hours after President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the need to join forces to combat international terrorism. […] Trump, who expressed respect for Putin during the campaign, spoke with the Russian leader by phone Monday. The two leaders discussed a range of issues, including ‘threats and challenges facing both nations,’ the Trump transition team said in a statement. The Kremlin said Putin congratulated Trump on his election triumph, and the leaders agreed on ‘uniting efforts in the fight with the common enemy No. 1 -- international terrorism and extremism.’ The Kremlin pledged to build a relationship based on mutual respect and non-interference.” (<i>USA Today</i>, November 16, 2016) | ||
<li><b>Russia’s renewed aerial assault of Aleppo after Putin’s conversation with Trump was in direct defiance of Obama Administration efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in the city.</b> “Russia launched new strikes in Syria on Tuesday involving carrier-borne jets and long-range missiles as opposition activists on the ground reported that the first airstrikes in nearly a month struck the besieged, rebel-held parts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. […] The Russian blitz began hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump discussed Syria over the phone and agreed on the need to combine efforts in the fight against what the Kremlin called their No. 1 enemy – ‘international terrorism and extremism.’ The Obama administration has been trying to negotiate a cease-fire in Aleppo, a city that has become the epicenter of the war between President Bashar Assad and rebels fighting to topple him, some of whom receive U.S. aid. From the militants' side, al-Qaida's Syrian affiliate is fighting alongside the rebels, but the Islamic State group has no presence in Aleppo city.” (<i>Chicago Tribune</i>, November 16, 2016) | <li><b>Russia’s renewed aerial assault of Aleppo after Putin’s conversation with Trump was in direct defiance of Obama Administration efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in the city.</b> “Russia launched new strikes in Syria on Tuesday involving carrier-borne jets and long-range missiles as opposition activists on the ground reported that the first airstrikes in nearly a month struck the besieged, rebel-held parts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. […] The Russian blitz began hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump discussed Syria over the phone and agreed on the need to combine efforts in the fight against what the Kremlin called their No. 1 enemy – ‘international terrorism and extremism.’ The Obama administration has been trying to negotiate a cease-fire in Aleppo, a city that has become the epicenter of the war between President Bashar Assad and rebels fighting to topple him, some of whom receive U.S. aid. From the militants' side, al-Qaida's Syrian affiliate is fighting alongside the rebels, but the Islamic State group has no presence in Aleppo city.” (<i>Chicago Tribune</i>, November 16, 2016) | ||
| + | <li><b>Under Obama, Russia and Turkey restrained their offensives in Syria, but Trump’s election victory apparently gave them confidence that they could grab territory without fear of future retribution by the United States.</b> “The official said Ankara and Moscow are taking advantage of confusing diplomatic signals from Trump's team about future U.S. policy in Syria. ‘They will do what they can in the next two months,’ said the official. ‘The expectation is they will put pressure on’ to take more territory. Both countries were ‘in a wait and see mode’ before the election, the official said. Both apparently see opportunities now that Trump has won. In the past week, Russia and its ally, Syrian President Bashar Assad, have stepped up their attacks on rebel forces in Aleppo.” (<i>Chicago Tribune</i>, November 18, 2016) | ||
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Revision as of 04:34, 30 September 2019
Putin defied Obama and intensified airstrikes in Syria hours after speaking personally with Donald Trump shortly after the 2016 election
- Russia renewed a bombing campaign in northern Syria hours after a recently-elected Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Russian president Vladimir Putin. “Russia launched a major military offensive in Syria on Tuesday, hours after President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the need to join forces to combat international terrorism. […] Trump, who expressed respect for Putin during the campaign, spoke with the Russian leader by phone Monday. The two leaders discussed a range of issues, including ‘threats and challenges facing both nations,’ the Trump transition team said in a statement. The Kremlin said Putin congratulated Trump on his election triumph, and the leaders agreed on ‘uniting efforts in the fight with the common enemy No. 1 -- international terrorism and extremism.’ The Kremlin pledged to build a relationship based on mutual respect and non-interference.” (USA Today, November 16, 2016)
- Russia’s renewed aerial assault of Aleppo after Putin’s conversation with Trump was in direct defiance of Obama Administration efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in the city. “Russia launched new strikes in Syria on Tuesday involving carrier-borne jets and long-range missiles as opposition activists on the ground reported that the first airstrikes in nearly a month struck the besieged, rebel-held parts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. […] The Russian blitz began hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump discussed Syria over the phone and agreed on the need to combine efforts in the fight against what the Kremlin called their No. 1 enemy – ‘international terrorism and extremism.’ The Obama administration has been trying to negotiate a cease-fire in Aleppo, a city that has become the epicenter of the war between President Bashar Assad and rebels fighting to topple him, some of whom receive U.S. aid. From the militants' side, al-Qaida's Syrian affiliate is fighting alongside the rebels, but the Islamic State group has no presence in Aleppo city.” (Chicago Tribune, November 16, 2016)
- Under Obama, Russia and Turkey restrained their offensives in Syria, but Trump’s election victory apparently gave them confidence that they could grab territory without fear of future retribution by the United States. “The official said Ankara and Moscow are taking advantage of confusing diplomatic signals from Trump's team about future U.S. policy in Syria. ‘They will do what they can in the next two months,’ said the official. ‘The expectation is they will put pressure on’ to take more territory. Both countries were ‘in a wait and see mode’ before the election, the official said. Both apparently see opportunities now that Trump has won. In the past week, Russia and its ally, Syrian President Bashar Assad, have stepped up their attacks on rebel forces in Aleppo.” (Chicago Tribune, November 18, 2016)
