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Russian President Vladimir Putin
People celebrate at Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, on December 8, 2024. (Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images)
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People celebrate at Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, on December 8, 2024. (Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images)
Podcast
Aaron Maclean Hudson
Aaron Maclean Hudson
Aaron MacLean
Former Senior Fellow
Aaron MacLean
Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, is welcomed by supporters at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on December 8, 2024. (Abdulaziz Ketaz/AFP via Getty Images)
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Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, is welcomed by supporters at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on December 8, 2024. (Abdulaziz Ketaz/AFP via Getty Images)
Fireworks launched explode along police lines amid ongoing mass demonstrations against the Georgian government's decision to suspend European Union membership talks in Tbilisi, Georgia, on December 1, 2024. (Giorgi Arjevanidze via Getty Images)
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Fireworks launched explode along police lines amid ongoing mass demonstrations against the Georgian government's decision to suspend European Union membership talks in Tbilisi, Georgia, on December 1, 2024. (Giorgi Arjevanidze via Getty Images)
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coffey
coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
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