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Putin defends Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria

Name: Putin defends Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria
Uploaded: 2018-12-20T18:41:00-0500
Duration: 1 min 50 s
Description: At his annual end-of-year news conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists he welcomed President Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria. He said "major advances" have been made in the fight against ISIS. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.

At his annual end-of-year news conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists he welcomed President Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria. He said "major advances" have been made in the fight against ISIS. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.