Syrian rebels have captured Damascus. The Russian Foreign Ministry reports that Bashar al-Assad has decided to \u201cpeacefully step down from power.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the same time, the Russian military is withdrawing ships from its base in Tartus and airlifting the remaining weapons from Khmeimim. As a result, Russia has lost a key zone of influence in the Middle East, including its logistics hubs.<\/p>\n
According to Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation and an officer in the Ukrainian Defense Forces, the main reason for Russia’s failure in Syria is Putin\u2019s decision to eliminate Prigozhin and the Wagner group. \u201cFor years, Prigozhin was the architect of Russia’s influence in the Middle East and Africa. Syria was the key to Africa because of Russia\u2019s military bases and the fleet\u2019s access to the Mediterranean. But Putin panicked and killed Prigozhin, and the entire system collapsed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow, Russia\u2019s influence in Africa will weaken. Now Moscow is accusing Iran of betraying Syria. Yesterday, I wrote that the so-called ‘axis of evil’ is like a house of cards\u2014shaky and far from being a true alliance. It\u2019s nothing more than a club of interests,\u201d summed up Andriy Kovalenko.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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