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doff between Moscow and the West was in the Middle East— specifically in Syria, where President Bashar al-Assad, with support from Russian President Vladimir Putin, is embroiled in a brutal four-year civil war. But while Washington's policymakers are focusing on Putin's actions in Eastern Europe, events in th

h support from Russian President Vladimir Putin, is embroiled in a brutal four-year civil war. But while Washington's policymakers are focusing on Putin's actions in Eastern Europe, events in the eastern Mediterranean continue to unfold with their own momentum—and it's highly unlikely that the Kreml

ar al-Assad, with support from Russian President Vladimir Putin, is embroiled in a brutal four-year civil

hould read Tim Butcher's riveting "The Trigger," a soon-to-be-published account of the long road traveled from a remote Bosnian farm to Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, the 19-year-old Bosnian Serb nationalist whose assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, ignited what Churchill call

nder Gershom Gorenberg Article 4. Al-Monitor Iran resumes monetary aid to Hamas Adnan Abu Amer Articles. The Washington Post Why the study of Vladimir Putin is so important Richard Cohen Article 6. BBC The deep discord bedevilling the Arab world Gerald Butt Article 7. Asharq Al Awsat Diverting the

theirs. A case in point is the Saudi offer to pay for the $2-billion to $3-billion arms package Egypt is seeking from the Russians. At a time when Putin needs to pay a price for flouting international norms in Crimea, this is hardly the time to be offering funds for Russian arms. Even from their own

Articles. The Washington Post Why the study of Vladimir Putin is so important Richard Cohen Article 6.

Stay alive for the children,' the dying Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand urged his wife as she slumped over him in the open-topped sports car. But Gavrilo Princip shot had already killed her. A bodyguard asked Franz Ferdinand if he was in pain. 'It's nothing! 'he replied repeatedly. Those were his last words.

y plays to some of Moscow's strengths. President Vladimir Putin's forces have gained territory, and winter

hs ago into an artillery-driven war of attrition, in the eastern part of the country, that generally plays to some of Moscow's strengths. President Vladimir Putin's forces have gained territory, and winter may freeze the ground war in place. WINTER IS COMING Zelensky addressed the G-7 privately by videolink,

talks tend to reflect whether the parties think they can still make gains on the battlefield rather than via diplomacy. U.S. intelligence believes Putin is digging in for a protracted conflict and expects Russia can withstand more economic pain than America and its allies. He may be right. But as o

ith research by Caroline Anders View in browser Welcome to The Daily 202! Tell your friends to sign up here. On this day in 1914, Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, in Sarajevo. The killings touched off a series of events that ultimately led