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Russia pressuring U.S. on Syrian refugees

Russia is asking the U.S. to back its efforts to bring refugees back to Syria, a plan first proposed after President Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin last month. Details of the plan emerged amid reports the Syrian President Bashar Assad's government is using the plight of Syrian refugees as "bargaining chips" to receive foreign aid and ease sanctions. Will Todman, an associate fellow for the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic International Studies, joins CBSN to discuss.

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