The collapse of the Assad regime was a “colossal geopolitical defeat” for Russia – UNIAN
Putin's obsession with the war in Ukraine has reduced Russia's ability to influence events in other countries.
Following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, the Kremlin's biggest ally in the Middle East, Russian state media tried to downplay the significance of the incident for Moscow, saying the war in Ukraine took priority. At the same time, writes The Times, not all Kremlin supporters accepted this point of view, and some are already calling what happened “a colossal geopolitical defeat for Russia.”
According to analysts, Putin's obsession with the war in Ukraine has led to a decrease in Russia's ability to influence events in other countries, including the weakening of the Kremlin's military-strategic capabilities in Syria.
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