War in Syria – Putin will have to transfer certain forces – UNIAN
Merezhko notes that the Russian dictator will be forced to save Bashar al-Assad and his regime.
There is a high probability that Russian President Vladimir Putin will have to transfer certain forces or resources due to events in Syria.
Alexander Merezhko, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Foreign Policy and Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation, said this in a commentary to UNIAN.
Answering a question about how the events in Syria are reflected in Ukraine, he noted that there “are certain achievements on the part of the opposition.”
“For us, the main thing is that we are talking about weakening Putin’s ally Bashar Assad, his regime. This is the most important thing. Because any weakening of even Putin’s allies ultimately weakens and…