The fall of the Assad regime – the war in Ukraine is more important for Putin – UNIAN
When Ukraine falls, Russia will want to seize Georgia or any other territory it wishes, the publication writes.
The fall of the regime of Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad and Russia's indifference to it indicate that for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin it is more important to inflict a decisive defeat on Ukraine. This is stated in an article in the American magazine Foreign Affairs.
The publication analyzed the consequences of the fall of the Assad regime for Russia and came to the conclusion that Putin, for the sake of complete victory in the war in Ukraine, is ready to sacrifice everything, including previous successes in the country in the Middle East.
It is noted that Moscow at one time successfully helped Assad restore military and political control over most of Syria, but turned out to be unable…
