How Russia controls American policy
February 12, 2016 - Kimberly Kagan![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/Fox%20News%20Opinion--How%20Russia%20Controls%20American%20Policy%20page%201_0.png?itok=NOQY1SYl)
We’ve seen this movie—now playing in Syria-- before. The Russians have developed a way of getting the U.S. formally to permit offensive Russian military operations against American partners on the ground, all the while calling it a ceasefire.