The Russian president has been able to convince the West that those who want peace in Syria should cooperate with Assad to get things off the ground, German magazine Stern wrote.
Russian
President Vladimir Putin is again winning the respect on the
international arena as he managed to offer a constructive solution
for Syria, while other countries were at a loss, Stern wrote.
In
the case of Syria, Moscow has called for diplomacy and dialogue
with Assad and stressed that if the West resumes its attempts to "export
democracy", it will open the door to Islamic radicalization. Now that
the Syrian conflict has claimed the lives of more than 300,000 people
and the flow of refugees to Europe continues, the West no longer has any
plan to resolve the conflict.
While Western countries are confused about what to do next, Putin is
taking concrete action. And this is not only because he is willing
to support his ally Bashar al-Assad, but also to prevent the spread
of ISIL’s influence to the North Caucasus and the emergence of a new
major threat to national security.
The newspaper stressed that Putin managed to convince the West of the need for dialogue with the Syrian president and overcome the general state of hopelessness. He also proved able to propose an action plan that would help his ally to strengthen his influence in the region, improve Russia’s reputation on the world stage and put his potential enemy ISIL to its knees.
During the crisis in Libya, Russia repeatedly
spoke about the danger of NATO’s military intervention, which could
create more chaos and bring Islamists to power. And now, four years
later, Libya lies in ruins, and the influence of Islamic radicals is
increasing, the article said.
The newspaper stressed that Putin managed to convince the West of the need for dialogue with the Syrian president and overcome the general state of hopelessness. He also proved able to propose an action plan that would help his ally to strengthen his influence in the region, improve Russia’s reputation on the world stage and put his potential enemy ISIL to its knees.
In other words, "Putin is doing everything
right — at least everything to ensure the interests of his own country,"
the newspaper wrote.
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