Why toppling Assad in Syria wasn’t about gas or pipelines
While pundits focus on potential gas pipelines through Syria to Europe, the real story behind Assad's fall lies in Turkey's patient wait for Russia's influence to weaken.
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Putin to seek retaliation for Assad’s regime fall in Syria, says Zelenskyy
"Russia is a prison state," Zelenskyy said, adding that Moscow can maintain its control over occupied territories through a network of torture chambers and prisons.
Assad’s fall makes a mockery of Putin
But it may not be all doom and gloom for Putin’s regime - or his war on Ukraine
Ukraine on Assad’s downfall: All who side with Putin will face this, for he always betrays
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Sybiha emphasizes the need for full efforts toward regional stabilization in Syria.
Assad’s collapse shatters Russian global power dreams
The collapse of the Syrian project continues to destroy the myth of Russian "invincibility" and demonstrates the limitations of its global influence.
Ukrainian intel: Russia evacuates military bases as Assad regime falls in Syria
Russian navy's frigate Admiral Grigorovich and cargo vessel Engineer Trubin departed Tartus on Dec. 8, amid ongoing emergency airlifts of matériel from Khmeimim airbase, per the report.
Ukrainian army lost 43,000 soldiers since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, Zelenskyy reveals
The President says 370,000 soldiers were wounded, with half returning to combat. Earlier US President-elect Trump claimed Ukraine's "ridiculous" losses of 400,000 soldiers.
‘Spetsnaz of the USSR’ – the new Russian irregulars in Syria now fighting for Assad
The Syrian military does not have enough personnel to simultaneously launch major attacks, suppress militants, and garrison cities…
Moscow scrambling to fill ranks of its forces in Syria and elsewhere
Russia’s indefensible actions against the civilian population of Aleppo, actions that rise to the level of crimes against…
Putin using all means against the West – including Islamist terrorism – Piontkovsky says
Tragically, Andrey Piontkovsky says, Washington does not yet understand that Vladimir Putin is not and will not “struggle…
Expert: Putin and Assad support Hezbollah terrorism
A few days ago in Israel a conference organized by the Research Institute of National Security took place.…
Moscow in Syria is to undermine West, not to support Assad, Belarusian experts say
Moscow’s primary goal in Syria is not to support its ally Bashar Assad against all challenges but rather…
Putin and Assad are twin brothers
Bashar al-Assad flew in to see Vladimir Putin. The meeting of the dictators was conducted in a warm…
Putin admits Russian military are in Syria to defend Assad
Even in Russia where lying has become “an officially approved social norm” and where leaders on big things…
Russian investigators uncover Kremlin’s military aid to Assad regime
Recently the media and blogs have been full of speculation on Russian troops fighting in Syria. However, the exact scale…