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“We see eye-to-eye with the coalition on this one”. Because perception shapes reality, everything is normal, nothing has to be done, and Putin – having supposedly restored Russia’s dignity – can enjoy his approval ratings of more than 80 percent.

Buratino rockets kill indiscriminately by covering wide areas in flames.

Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani, speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York, said removing Mr Assad could turn Syria into a safe haven for extremists.

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Russia’s Interfax news agency on Saturday reported that the four countries would establish a joint information centre in the Iraqi capital which could be used in the future to coordinate military operations against Islamic State.

German chancellor Angela Merkel said that while “military efforts” were needed in Syria, they would not be enough to end the bloodshed.

Republicans often claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that Obama is “weak” on worldwide affairs, but that talking point was squashed over the weekend.

Russia’s air forces will intensify airstrikes against the posts of extremist group Islamic State (IS) in Syria, a senior military official has said.

Putin and Poroshenko were joined by French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Paris Friday and were expected to discuss ways to implement the Minsk agreement.

It said there were 14 new missions on Friday, including targets in Idlib and Hama provinces.

The USA and Russian Federation agree on the need to fight the Islamic State but not about what to do with President Bashar Assad. Sure enough, on Wednesday, Russian jets began bombing targets in Syria.

But among the stars of the show were Barack Obama and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

USA president Barack Obama has backed down before on Syria.

Putin’s comments on Sunday come as the world’s leaders meet at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Yet it’s not clear the hardliners who ousted Boehner and view McCarthy with suspicion would flock to Chaffetz instead.