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Millions of Syrians depend on international aid that comes through a single border crossing\u2014aid that depends on an agreement with Russia. Every year, and sometimes more frequently, the UN Security Council fiercely debates its tenuous agreement to keep open aid crossings into Syria. The number of open crossings has steadily diminished, and today, only a single access point remains, at Bab al-Hawa. This year, Russia has suggested it will no longer agree to let UN aid through this crossing after the current UN authorization expires on July 10.On this episode of Order from Ashes, TCF fellows and Syria experts Aron Lund and Sam Heller discuss why aid is so important to the 4 million Syrians served by the border crossing, and why it\u2019s been an uphill struggle for the United States and its allies to keep aid flowing to the parts of Syria that remain under rebel control.\nParticipants include:\nSam Heller, fellow, The Century Foundation\nAron Lund, fellow, The Century Foundation\nThanassis Cambanis, senior fellow, The Century Foundation