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British Defense Minister named the consequences – UNIAN
He noted that Russia “could not and did not want to defend the regime that it was supposed to support.”
Russia suffered a “huge strategic defeat” with the fall of President Assad's regime in Syria, the British Defense Secretary said.
John Healy says Russia is “clinging on” to its two remaining bases in Syria, having begun to retreat after rebel groups seized power, The Times reports.
He warned Vladimir Putin's allies not to trust the Russian leader as a reliable security partner.
“This is a huge strategic defeat for Russia. It is a powerful signal to any country that might be tempted to view Russia as an ally or as a guarantor of its…
