Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has linked the fall of the Syrian regime to the possibility of defeating Russia and its allies.
Source: Tusk on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda
Details: Tusk’s tweet was his first comment on the unprecedented events in Syria that have led to the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Quote: "The events in Syria have made the world realise once again, or at least they should, that even the most cruel regime may fall and that Russia and its allies can be defeated."
Syrian rebels announced they had taken control of Damascus on 8 December, signalling the end of over two decades of Bashar al-Assad’s rule. Assad was reported to have fled the country.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis also believes the events in Syria demonstrate that Russia can be defeated in Ukraine.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas reacted to the toppling of Assad’s regime in Syria, highlighting it as evidence of the weakness of Russia and Iran.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala stated that Assad’s reliance on Russia has failed.
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Matte32Yea on December 9th, 2024 at 11:16 UTC »
It has been interesting to follow the Syrian civil war from the very beginning from a geopolitical perspective. It seemed like nothing could remove al-Assad. Iran, Hezbollah, and Russia appeared unstoppable in their campaign, making everyone who opposed al-Assad look powerless fool. But then everything collapsed—and man it did so fast. It still feels surreal.
I don’t think people here in the West fully understand how this will reshape the power balance in the region and what a blow this is for Russia and Iran.
But now I really hope Syria can become a stable country where human rights are respected. It’s still a long way to go, but removing al-Assad from power was necessary. He was simply a monster.
shikate on December 9th, 2024 at 11:07 UTC »
Russia is a threatening and blackmailing country that pretends to be indefeatable in order to confuse the other countries and gain much more in the end. The truth though is that Russia is defeatable just as any country in the world is, war in Ukraine proved it, Syria proved it, and even if they would launch their nuclear weapons, they would also be annhilitated, as most of Russian cities and population are concentrated in a narrow area, despite the country's huge size.
It's Polish people duty to always remind the world what Russia is and that it's vulnerable, just as they were stopped in 1920.
basicastheycome on December 9th, 2024 at 10:50 UTC »
Of course it can but question is whether or not world wants to see Russian defeat and if said world is willing to do the necessary to make it happen (at the moment definitely not willing)