The bottom line is Assad's government is a minority Muslim sect government and Putin may have put too many eggs in the Assad basket. And now Putin has egg on his face and might permanently lose his naval base in Syria and his air base in Syria too. But the jury is still out. But there are reports of Assad and his family fleeing Syria which is not a good sign for Putin. If true, then Putin may have invested billions in Syria with little to no long-term gain for Russia. | The bottom line is Assad's government is a minority Muslim sect government and Putin may have put too many eggs in the Assad basket. And now Putin has egg on his face and might permanently lose his naval base in Syria and his air base in Syria too. But the jury is still out. But there are reports of Assad and his family fleeing Syria which is not a good sign for Putin. If true, then Putin may have invested billions in Syria with little to no long-term gain for Russia. |