Moscow links Syria to WWII
By Donald N. Jensen, for CEPA Putin himself has tried to portray the war in Syria, which began as a national uprising against Russia’s ally Assad, as an analogue of World War II. In 2016, he told parliament that just like the Nazis, “terrorists” threatened the world and only Moscow was alive to the threat. Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matvienko delivered a TV statement on 13 December that portrayed Putin…
