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Middle East
Deadbeat Dictator: Assad Isn’t Paying His Debts to Putin
DEADBEAT DICTATOR
As the Syrian president piles up IOUs with the Kremlin and the mullahs of Iran, he’s hoping he can cover the debts with Syrian oil. But Moscow wants its money now.
Michael Weiss
Contributing Editor
Published
Jan. 18 2018
5:14AM EST
Mikhail Klimentyev/Getty
Michael Weiss
Contributing Editor
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