Will the escalation in Syria be a salvation for Ukraine – Newsweek analysis – World
Analysts argue whether Russia will be able to fully fight on “two fronts” – in Ukraine and in Syria at the same time.
Unexpected attacks by rebels in northwestern Syria may well divert some of Russia's attention from its difficult war in Ukraine, but whether this distraction will be big enough to be a salvation for Kyiv is discussed in a Newsweek article.
The publication reminds that although the war in Syria has not officially ended, in recent years it has turned into a relatively static conflict. According to UN estimates in 2022, in the first 10 years of the conflict there was more than 300,000 civilians were killed residents
Russia has supported the Assad regime since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, officially entering the conflict in 2015 to support the Syrian dictator. The US Center for Strategic and International Studies described Russia's intervention in the conflict as providing a “decisive…
