columnist answered whether Putin’s days are numbered – UNIAN
According to the expert, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria was a demonstration that an authoritarian regime can have a sudden end.
The collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria was a serious blow to Russia’s position in the Middle East and undermined its international authority, independent international commentator Mary Dejevski writes in a column for The Independent.
Assad, who received crucial military air support from Moscow in 2015, has long remained a strategic ally of the Kremlin. However, his overthrow demonstrates the limits of Russian influence in the region.
Assad's fall creates uncertainty around two key Russian military bases in Syria and calls into question Moscow's ability to project power in the Middle East. This is a defeat not only for the Kremlin, but also for Iran…
