October 11, 2016
ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE JAILER:
Vladimir Putin cancels Paris visit amid Syria row (Kim Willsher in Paris and Alec Luhn in Moscow, 11 October 2016, The Guardian)
Vladimir Putin has cancelled a visit to Paris after the Kremlin accused France of seeking to humiliate the Russian leader.
Escalation in Syria means EU less likely to soften stance on Russia (Gabriela Baczynska and John Irish, 10/11/16, Reuters)
Outraged by Russia's intensified air strikes on rebels in Syria, the European Union is now less likely to ease sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine, diplomats say, and some in the bloc are raising the prospect of more punitive steps against the Kremlin.
Greatest war ever. Now if we can just suck the Sa'uds in....
Posted by Orrin Judd at October 11, 2016 2:44 PM