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Teaming up with Russia in Syria could be a dangerous false step for the U.S.  - WP Editorial The Kremlin has much to gain: An alliance could mean the end of European sanctions against Russia, which will  expire in January  unless renewed, and the concession of a Russian say over the future of Syria and perhaps also Ukraine, where Russian-backed forces have  resumed  daily attacks.  THE  PARIS attacks  created a tactical opportunity for Vladi­mir Putin. For two months the Russian ruler sought to persuade Arab and Western nations to join what he described as an alliance against the Islamic State, even as a  Russian offensive in Syria  targeted Western-backed Syrian rebel forces. He was spurned, and his military campaign  bogged down . Now, in the wake of Paris, French President François Hollande suddenly has become a convert to the grand-alliance idea; he has  scheduled visits  to Washington and Moscow next week to promote it. Mr. Putin is doing his best to look like a potential pa