Syria – Putin’s humiliation in Syria will harden his position on Ukraine,
According to analysts, now Putin will be even less inclined to “show flexibility” in negotiations.
The collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria and the withdrawal of Russian troops from the country came as a real shock and humiliation for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, and this may affect his position in the war in Ukraine, writes The Telegraph.
Hannah Notte, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, called Russia's retreat an “embarrassing failure.”
“In recent years, Russia has always blamed Ukraine and its Western supporters for its mistakes and embarrassments,” she said. “She can try to do the same with Assad's fall, but the rhetorical gymnastics won't work. She can't distract from the fact that it's a defeat.”
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