The uprising in Syria can seriously affect the war in Ukraine – The Telegraph columnist
The loss of the naval base in Tartus could present the Kremlin with a difficult choice.
A successful uprising against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could lead to Russia losing its military base in the Mediterranean. Such a situation could prompt Moscow to restore access to the Mediterranean through the Bosphorus, which would mean ending the war in Ukraine.
This opinion was expressed by the military columnist of The Telegraph, David Ax.
According to him, if the anti-government forces manage to capture Hama after Aleppo, they will have the prospect of an offensive in the direction of the Mediterranean coast – to the Latakia region, where the only base of the Russian fleet on the Mediterranean Sea is located in the port city of Tartus.
According to the agreement that Russia and Syria concluded in 2017 for a period of 49 years, Moscow received even wider access to…
