Vladimir Putin's announcement that he was ordering the withdrawal of military assets from Syria was just as surprising as when he informed the world of Russia’s intention to intervene months ago. Even some of Putin’s harshest critics at home and aboard admit Russia’s military mission has been a success. But will it be enough to win a lasting peace for a sovereign Syria?<br />CrossTalking with Marcus Papadopoulos, James Jatras, and Earl Rasmussen.<br />Listen to CrossTalk+ here: https://soundcloud.com/rttv/sets/crosstalk_plus<br />Watch all CrossTalk shows here:<br />http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75A81D67D2955F81 (2009 - 2011)<br />http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPszygYHA9K12YqkZDcnaHfDd5cptKhs9 (2011 - 2012)<br />http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPszygYHA9K1wI7Kcpxfq6NviCKYKjXAn (2012 - 2013)<br />http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPszygYHA9K1wI7Kcpxfq6NviCKYKjXAn (2013 - 2014)<br />http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPszygYHA9K3a4mGdkQSwXklDHLWrB8uz (2015 - Current)<br /><br />RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air<br /><br />Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday<br /><br />Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews<br />Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com<br />Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt<br />Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT<br />Listen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttv<br /><br />RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.