Why Russia is Backing Syria ?
Written by : Rawan Awny AbuAsad
The previous Soviet Union was the
first countries union which admitted the independence of Syria, and it had
diplomatic relations with the Syrian government in 1944.
The Russian-Syrian relations were
enhanced by ascending the previous President Hafez AlAsad the throne of the
Syrian Republic.
Nowadays, an international noose is
tightening around the neck of Bashar AlAsad's regime in Syria which does not
match with the Russian benefits in the Middle East.
Russia knew how to invade Syria
indirectly, it had a cultural invasion through building bridges of culture
between the Syrian community and the Russian one.
Cultural Relations Association was
established to support the relations with The Soviet Union. In addition to The
Russian Cultural Center and Russian-Syrian Friendship Association were founded
to uphold the connections between those countries .
From a military side, since the start
of the Soviet Union, Russia has used to offer the military support to Syria.
That support stopped in 1990s, but it
resumed in the era of President Vladimir Putin. Since 2009, Russia has been
renovating the Tartus naval base and dredging the port to allow access for its
larger naval vessels.
The question is still whereas the
entire world is standing against AlAsad’s unjust regime, why does Russia back
Syria?.
The political analyst Ruslan Pokhov
has written in New York times Newspaper that Russia’s fear of Islam radicalism
is the reason that stands behind this backing:
”many in the West believe that
Russia’s support for Syria stems from Moscow’s desire to profit from selling
arms to Bashar al-Assad’s government and maintain its naval facility at the
Syrian port of Tartus. But these speculations are superficial and misguided.
The real reason that Russia is
resisting strong international action against the Assad regime is that it fears
the spread of Islamic radicalism and the erosion of its superpower status in a
world where Western nations are increasingly undertaking unilateral military
interventions” .
In short, it seems that Bashar AlAsad
neither cares for the people who are killed every day by his militias, nor does
he heed to those people who are displaced every day for a single reason that they
are innocent Syrians seeking liberty only.
That was the fatal mistake that is
definitely going to tear down the tyrannical throne of Bashar, sooner or later
.
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