Time to go home, Putin has changed in Syria Western counterparts – RIA Novosti

Russia started to withdraw the bulk of its troops from Syria. The first group of Russian aircraft flew from Syrian territory in places of permanent deployment, according to the Ministry of Defense.

President Vladimir Putin has ordered the withdrawal of the Russian group from Syria since March 15, because the tasks assigned to it have been fulfilled. The Russian team sites in Tartous and airfield Hmeymim continue to function as usual, they provide reliable protection from land, sea and air.

In a telephone conversation, Vladimir Putin and Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad agreed that reaching a truce in Syria helped to reduce the scale of bloodshed and improve the humanitarian situation in the country. It was possible to create conditions for the start of the peace process under the aegis of the UN.

According to the deputy director of the Russian Institute of Strategic Research, Mikhail Smolin, Russia has managed to solve in Syria several problems.

“We helped her ally in the region: his forces were structured, trained, supported from the air, and his opponents are retreating; with him began to be considered in the negotiations, which are now being This is the help, which, in fact, Bashar al-Assad can count on and that we could afford. he render at the same time we worked on the forces that came from Russia and took part in terrorist activities in the “Islamic state” (IG – banned in Russia and other countries of the terrorist group).. that is decided to some extent this problem. Objectives achieved, now we can afford to slow down our military forces in Syria – withdraw some units going to take political action “, – said Mikhail Smolin on radio Sputnik

According to him, the main task -. dialogue between the Syrian government and the opposition.

“no one is going to negotiate with IG. The main thing – to establish relationships within the divided society in Syria. If this is achieved, it is virtually a problem of the Syrian civil war will be solved “, – said political scientist

He also believes that the Turkish government is unlikely to step up its military activity in Syria

..” I think that Turkey will carry out, as before, military supplies in exchange for oil deliveries from terrorists. But due to the fact that its position is not only contrary to Russia’s position, but also the American coalition, it is unlikely that the Turkish authorities are stepping up their military operations in Syria, and, for example, reach that will be put to the Turkish armed forces. It would be scrapping the political situation, which today is in the field of negotiations. And if they will lead to positive results in the agreements between the side of Assad and the opposition party, the IG will be delivered to the brink of total collapse and squeezing from Syria. Thus, Turkish influence in Syria, of course, will fall “, – said political scientist

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