Not that Russia’s support for the Assad regime is new, but now it’s official. And with the giant Antonov strategic airlifters flying daily to Syria, the satellite footage of airfield expansion and construction, and the reports of Russian tanks, artillery and personnel already in Syria, this is the biggest deployment of Russian forces outside the former Soviet Union since the Eastern Bloc broke up around a quarter century agо, the Haaretz newspaper writes.
According to Oleksiy Melnyk, Co-director of the Foreign Affairs and International Security programs at the Razumkov Centre, “Putin’s motives are always based on his need to preserve his …read more
Source: Razumkov Centre
