Syria symbolized Russia's "great power" status, but Vladimir Putin's failure to stop Bashar Assad's ouster exposed Russia as merely a regional power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/12/26/world/russia-loses-great-power-status/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #basharassad #vladimirputin #russia #syria #middleeast #ukrainerussiaukrainewar #us
Russia just lost its 'great power' status
If Russia’s war in Ukraine is about identity and empire, its presence in Syria was about prestige and status.Galip Dalay (The Japan Times)
