BRUSSELS—Recent high-profile Russian military deployments are designed to showcase new Russian capabilities and a willingness to operate in many areas simultaneously, U.S. and alliance officials said. The Russian flotilla that is steaming toward Syria, led by the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, is unlikely to have a decisive effect on that conflict, according to U.S. officials. Russian naval capabilities haven’t been modernized...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 27, 2016 13:52 UTC