Luck and opportunity advance Russian aims in Syria
A Russian-Turkish deal helps shield the Syrian Kurds from attack, and brings Damascus's rule up to the northern border
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- Terms of the deal
- Opportunities taken
- Russia's evolving aims
- Making the rules
- Risks ahead
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