News Wrap: Putin travels to Syria to meet with Assad, military officials

PBS News Hour - World

English - January 07, 2020 23:50 - ★★★★ - 79 ratings
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In our news wrap Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Syria to meet with its president, Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus. Syrian state media released images of the two leaders, who also met with military commanders. Also, the Justice Department called for Michael Flynn, a former national security adviser under President Trump, to serve up to six months in prison for lying to the FBI.