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Russia, Syria Said Using Migrant Crisis As 'Weapon' Against West A Special Class Of International Rogue (Transcript) Wednesday March 2 nd , 2016  at  9:43 AM Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty 1 Share What does it say about a regime when it is prepared to turn helpless civilians into weapons in its war for geopolitical influence? Because that is exactly what NATO's top commander has just accused Russia of doing. Addressing the U.S. Senate's Armed Services Committee yesterday, NATO's commanding General Philip Breedlove said in an official forum what many Kremlin-watchers have been claiming in less official forums for months: that Vladimir Putin's regime appears to be intentionally exacerbating Europe's migrant crisis by targeting civilians in Syria. He called it "the weaponization of immigration." The Kremlin clearly believes it can benefit from the migrant crisis, which has posed the greatest threa