Implications of the Emergent Russian-Hezbollah Coordination in Syria | Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies | Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Recently, Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese media reported on a first meeting in Aleppo between Russian senior military officials and Hezbollah field commanders, whereby the two sides agreed to continue conferring on a regular basis. The timing of this meeting, prior to the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, appears to have been a calculated move, and it bears important implications for the US and Israel.