Russia called on Friday for Washington to restart direct military-to-military cooperation to avert unintended incidents near Syria, at a time when U.S. officials say Moscow is building up forces to protect President Bashar al-Assad's government.
Some of the Russian troops reportedly being sent to Syria are from the same brigade that helped annex Crimea, according to a lengthy investigation conducted by Ruslan Leviev, a specialist in social-media intelligence.
The Kremlin has declined to comment, but, if true, ?the deployment of an elite unit from Crimea, which inaugurated Russia?s standoff with the West, is an intriguing choice,? writes The Daily Beast?s Michael Weiss.
It's Viet Nam all over again. In the sense the North Vietnamese got their military expertise and hardware from Russia, once the Americans stepped up to the plate.
The Kremlin has declined to comment, but, if true, ?the deployment of an elite unit from Crimea, which inaugurated Russia?s standoff with the West, is an intriguing choice,? writes The Daily Beast?s Michael Weiss.
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In the sense the North Vietnamese got their military expertise and hardware from Russia, once the Americans stepped up to the plate.