Assad’s march east compounds West’s Syria dilemma Assad’s march east compounds West’s Syria dilemma:- Syria’s war has entered a new phase as President Bashar al-Assad extends his grip in areas being captured from Islamic State, using firepower freed by Russian-backed truces in western Syria. Backed by Russia and Iran, the […]

Trump hamstrung at home as he seeks closer ties with Moscow During his presidential campaign, Republican Donald Trump praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “strong leader” with whom he’d like to reset tense U.S.-Russian relations. But as Trump heads to his first face-to-face meeting as president with Putin on […]

U.S.-Russia relations at another low after Syria attacks The presidents of the United States and Russia on Wednesday both presented souring views of the relationship between their two countries, exchanging sharp words as Moscow extended an icy welcome to the United States' top diplomat in a face-off over Syria. In […]