** Russia Threatened to Halt Syrian Oil Operations if Assad Regime Didn’t Pay Debt ([link removed])
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Leaked meeting minutes show Russia’s deputy defense minister leaning on Syria to pay a $37-million bill for keeping oil flowing. Months after that meeting, the regime of Bashar al-Assad fell to a rebel coalition. Syria’s new government has continued to negotiate with Russia over its total debt of at least $1.2 billion.

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