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It becomes very clear the difference in the Syrian regime’s positions and its allies, particularly speaking about who has made the victory, where Russia mentioned through “Lavrov” that Russia who had saved the Syrian regime from being defeated before his opponents.
Certainly, this does not please the Syrian regime and upsets it a lot because of Lavrov’s talk about what Moscow had done for Assad regime and that without its military interference and its powerful military fighters which change the scale for the sake of Assad regime, so that the regime would fall in two or three weeks without Russia; in addition to that Russia which move out opposition from Aleppo.
This is considered to be a harsh reminding including symbolic burdens; for the Russian minister was presenting a vision in details where in it generosity toward opposition seemed extremely clear.
These messages have an important role in emphasizing the Russian part in aiding Assad regime to regain control over Aleppo and keeping a varied unity of different religions.
So that the question arises apparent to everybody, does Assad regime accept the Russian vision completely? Since the Russians have the first word, a part of the message came as a threaten; cause Russia sees itself the maker, engineer and the main player on the Syrian ground, for it is performing the role of commanding and the political leadership, the thing which has so much complicated the situation.
Regarding Russia rush to Astana settlement, it is a thing dose not satisfy the aspirations of Bashar Assad, its regime and even the Iranian project.
Russia which has not managed in the military settlement after a year and four months, can not quit and withdraw since it will be a sign of defeat which Moscow avoids. Here it is today showing its strength on the Syrian filed.
The showing off of Lavrov days ago was so painful to the allied Syrian regime burdening Assad regime with the Russian favor; it is Russia who saved the regime from opposition progress on field, it is Russia came with the announcement of cease fire surprising its allies Assad regime and Iran at the same time, where it worked and brokered what is like a regional deal with Ankara; so that it called at the same time for Astana talks. Russia who announced and took the halting bombardment and displacing.
With the growing effect of the Turkish- Russian coalition, many considerations are proved specially that Turkey is the most important member in the Atlantic Coalition and Turkey’s big trading relations with Moscow. It appears clear that Assad and Iran are unwilling to have negotiations with who they called “terrorists”, or to take another option but for the military settlement.
As opposition chooses its representative in the talks which makes problem to some international powers and “terrorism” to regime, the opposition is having the minimum form of unity. It is the right of the armed factions to participate not only in fixing the deal of cease fire but also in formulating the new constitution of the country.
By Bayan Alahmad
Translated by Sabah Najem
Syrian press center