Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov at a meeting with top military officials in the National Defense Control Center in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. President Vladimir Putin said that a Russian military action in Syria is aimed at protecting Russia from extremists based there. (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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