As Israeli strikes put Damascus International Airport out of action this week with flights diverted to Aleppo, in Syria’s north, or grounded altogether, many are asking: Did Russia allow this to happen or is Moscow simply too weak to do anything about it? While Israel has launched countless attacks on Iranian arms convoys in and around the airport before, the damage to the civilian annex was unprecedented. Syrian authorities say the runway could be closed to civilian traffic for months, as the UN warned humanitarian access to regime areas will be hindered for some time due to the damage. Israe…