Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20181228:20:22:00
Play out over the next weeks and months as all of those players inside syria try and deal with the united states moving out. >> of course is seems like these stories always track back to russia in some way, shape or form. russia remains a key al lly of bashar al-assad. where do they come into play? >> it's really important what you talk about russia iand syri to remember what the foundation is. syria and the two bases they have there is the only foothold they have in the middle east and they don't want to give it up. they've been propping up assad so they can keep that presence and influence i...