“I was given to understand that it was a normal, scheduled call up”
So why does that mean they won’t be used for military purposes?
I suppose it doesn't. It's quite possible that Putin would send ground forces into Syria. He's got Duma authorization to do so. But I don't see the value in posting something in breaking news that is being reported by an obscure Indian rag which in turn is based on a British tabloid. And then discussing that as a fait accompli.
There's enough propaganda that has to be sifted through, on both the American and Russian sides without having to be bogged down with the tinfoil crowd and their 2+2 = 5 articles. You ever notice that a lot of material that is posted here has a recurring theme. The article starts out with a fact-based, declarative headline and then proceeds to give you a multi-paragraph explanation to prove the premise of the headline. Well, if the facts aren't self-evident then it's just an opinion piece.