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Vladimir Putin ordered the bulk of his troops in Syria to return home this week, but in terms of the bigger diplomatic picture, how does Russia's policy in the region compare to that of the United States? Retired 4-star General Wesley Clark is Nato's former Supreme Allied Commander Europe and a former Democratic Party presidential candidate. He tells Fergus Nicoll why Russia chose the path of military intervention in Syria to begin with.

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