February 3, 2021
Special Dispatch No. 9164
Russian Military Expert Valyuzhenich: The Introduction Of Russian Soldiers In Syria s Transeuphratia Is Intended As A Counterweight To Turkey That Covets Syria s Oilfields
February 3, 2021
Moskovsky Komsomolets correspondent Fyodor Danilchenko explored the motives behind the Russian decision to beef up its military presence in Syria s Transeuphratia, far from the main Russian facilities in Khmeimim and Tartus. For this purpose, Danilchenko interviewed military expert Alexey Valyuzhenich. According to the latter, Russia is preparing for the possibility that the Biden Administration, in an attempt to reconcile with the Iranians, will withdraw its contingent from Syria. This military contingent controls Syria s main oil producing area. America s Kurdish proteges are the beneficiaries of this oil income, and as a result resist negotiations with Assad. If the Americans again leave the Kurds in the lurch, Turkey will be tempted to seize the
mission. very limited military operation to strike the origin of the airpower that s delivered that horrific blow on the syrian people. and to send a message to the assad regime of the united states is not going to tolerate anymore strikes using sarin gas or any kind of chemical weapon on its people. the united states is not going to underwrite the use of chemical weapons anymore. shep: is at your understanding that this will debilitate the syrian air forces such that the syrian dictator can no longer launch? or something less than that? got a six operational bases and he can certainly launch aircraft from other bases. this is a clear warning to him that if he does he s going to lose everything. our viewers should understand that the syrian air force and airpower is not what it used to be three or four years ago. it s deteriorated quite a bit.