Did Putin just 'smelled' the Western trap?

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The Russian president was probably waiting for the beginning of the negotiations, in order to identify the real intentions of the Westerners and the alleged Syrian opposition. It appears that they were only interested to gain some time, so that to re-organize their forces, not to achieve a solid agreement which would attempt to put an end to the Syrian mess.

If this is true, then we are talking about a surprise move by Putin against the plans of the Westerners to trap him into a dead end war, opening other fronts too, in order to get rid of him.

Of course, there is always a possibility that Russians and Americans have already agreed to re-build the map of the Middle East, which will include a sovereign Kurdish state. This explains Erdogan's anxiety who acts under pressure and makes things worse, as he probably understands that he has been left out of the game.

http://failedevolution.blogspot.gr/2016/03/did-putin-just-smelled-western-trap.html

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1. Putin throws down the gauntlet on Syria. Any takers?

An order to withdraw forces in the middle of an indeterminate war is extremely unusual. But the prerogative lies with the commander-in-chief.
Russian President Vladimir Putin with Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu (R) and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

It is one such moment when Russian President Vladimir Putin made the dramatic announcement in Moscow on Tuesday night that “after fulfilling the primary objectives set before the Russian Armed Forces in the fight against international terrorism, a decision was made to withdraw the main part of the Russian Aerospace Forces troops” from Syria starting from March 15.

Putin left it to Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to flesh out the raison d’etre of his momentous decision. Thereupon, he phoned up his counterpart in Damascus, President Bashar Al-Assad to inform him of the decision. Curiously, the only other foreign leader Putin spoke to was US President Barack Obama.

Putin did not address the Russian people. He is confident of their understanding and support.

http://atimes.com/2016/03/putin-throws-down-the-gauntlet-on-syria-any-takers/