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Following a request from the Syrian government for military help in 2015, Vladimir Putin approved Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War. Russian forces continue to actively operate in support of the Syrian government and have been accused of bombing civilian infrastructure. However, they have also been successful in reducing the territory of the Islamic State terrorist group.

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According to CNN, after private emails of the Democratic National Committee were released hours before the Democratic National Convention was set to begin, US security specialists found the virtual “fingerprints” of Russian agencies. Hillary Clinton has repeatedly said that Putin’s interference affected the results of the US election.