In Syria, Russia’s military decisively affected the civil war and also tested and demonstrated capabilities that showed off Russian boldness, lethality, flexibility and reach.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspect Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter during the MAKS-2019 International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia, August 27, 2019(photo credit: MAXIM SHIPENKOV/POOL VIA REUTERS/FILE PHOTO)ByDOUGLAS J. FEITH, SHAUL CHOREV
