The Russians will not be able to maintain control over bases in Syria
There are a lot of Russian weapons stored in the warehouses of the Khmeimim airbase, which are difficult for the Russians to remove.
The Russians will not be able to maintain control over military bases in Syria, where the regime of Bashar al-Assad has fallen. Vladimir Zablotsky, a naval expert of the Defense Express publication, retired captain of the first rank, said this on Radio NV.
In particular, he was asked whether the Russians in Syria could lose control of the naval base in Tartus.
“They would like to maintain this control. Assad gave it to them free of charge for many years. But, I see another threat – they will try to bribe, let's say, the local regional authorities who will be there… and will separate this section of the coast in order to conclude a direct agreement with the Alawites, and this is their territory…
