German Chairman of the parliamentary subcommittee for foreign affairs Norbert Roettgen holds a news conference at the German Embassy in Washington July 9, 2014. REUTERS/GARY CAMERON/FILES
Reuters: Russia has gained upper hand in Syria, Merkel ally says
Russia had gained the upper hand in Syria and the surrounding region through armed force, a senior conservative ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday, and he voiced doubts that Moscow would respect a truce plan for the war-torn country.
"I think Russia has gained the upper hand in the region and this is by historical measures a novelty. And they have done so by the use of armed force," said Norbert Roettgen, head of the foreign affairs committee in the German parliament and a member of Merkel's conservative party.
Speaking at a security conference in Munich, he said he was sceptical about how Russia would behave in the days and weeks ahead, despite agreeing to a "cessation of hostilities" which is due to begin in a week's time.
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Update: Merkel Ally Says Russia Has Gained Upper Hand in Syria Region
WNU Editor: Besides stating the obvious from the German lawmaker, Russia does not only have the upper hand in Syria, but its influence is also growing in Iraq .... Russia is making a huge effort to challenge US influence in Iraq (Business Insider/Reuters). But as I tell my Russian friends and audience .... this upper hand is only for the moment, the Middle East has shown the world more than once that countries that may have the "upper hand" today will have that hand "cut-off" tomorrow.
2 comments:
Obama already lost Iraq. We might as well hand it over to the Russians.
True, and gave a death scare to all other western allies. Russia is in ascension there, also with other second tier former solid allies as well as co-creating similar circumstances in the Pacific with NK and China. Don't forget the new Artic realities, from every corner, the Northern Hemisphere is ripe for a complete revamp of the military power status quo. We are on a siesta over hear, while Russia and China dictate our future disintegration as the predominant world power. Senseless fall of the Roman Empire because of hapless leadership and idiots for an electorate. Same goes for Europe.
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