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Russians, it's that they're not going to be engaged in warfare to support the public good, unless they're getting something in return. their intention is first to shore up assad, and then to use that leverage, perhaps to stabilize syria more broadly, and get something out of that from the europeans from the americans. the russians have to delay here. >> but doesn't this make putin's strategy in syria look a lot less brilliant, a lot more dangerous than it was previously portrayed? >> look, i always thought it was an incredibly risky and dangerous strategy. essentially because it's a game of pe...

Something in return. they're intention is to sure up assad and use that leverage perhaps to stabilize syria more broadly and get something out of that from the europeans from the americans. that can't be done on isis's timetable. the russian have to delay here. >> doesn't this make putin's strategy in syria look a lot let brilliant, a lot more dangerous than was previously portrayed? >> i always thought it was an incredibly risky and dangerous strategy because it's game of perceptions. physically his souldiers left ukraine and went to world attention and refocus his people away from ukraine an...