Why Russia doesn't want Aleppo to fall
Could Russia be seeing a stalemate in Aleppo as playing to its advantage?
War-torn Aleppo has come into the spotlight again this week with rebels' breaking through a weekslong siege by Syrian forces in a matter of days.
The initial success of President Bashar al-Assad’s siege, which clearly emboldened him, could have led to the fall of the second-largest city in Syria and has become a significant victory for the pro-Damascus forces.
