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Russian President Putin shakes hands with Syrian counterpart
al-Assad in Moscow/ Reuters
![Russian Challenge in the Mediterranean](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/russia-syria.jpg)
Russian President Putin shakes hands with Syrian counterpart
al-Assad in Moscow/ Reuters