Collapse of the Assad Regime

[HavokFour]

He better like the hole Putin is keeping him in, and hope he is still seen as useful to keep around.

Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes

Verdict relates to atrocities committed during the country’s 14-year civil war in which about 500,000 people died

www.theguardian.com

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Putin is balancing the value of offering safety to his allies and the values of keeping a Mediterran bases. I bet Assad is not sleeping well.