Russian troops must withdraw completely within 30 days! Syrian armed organizations have issued a final warning: Russian troops at Hmeimim Air Base and Tartus Naval Base must withdraw completely within a month. Otherwise, attacks on the two major military bases of Russian troops in Syria will begin.
On May 20 and May 21, Syrian armed organizations attacked a Russian base, resulting in the deaths of at least two Russian security personnel. It is reported that these Syrian armed personnel participated in the war led by Jund al-Aqsa (HTS) to overthrow the Bashar government in Damascus.
Once Russia loses Syria, it will completely lose its voice in the Middle East. The main interests of Russia in the Middle East are to ensure that oil-producing countries such as Saudi Arabia do not increase oil production or natural gas production, so as to avoid a crash in international oil prices, leading to the collapse of the Russian economy and the inability to continue the war with Ukraine.
With Syria in its hands, Russia can directly deter the Middle East region. Whether increasing or reducing oil production, having a foothold for Syrian deployment allows Russia to increase oil revenue.
The key point is that Russia no longer has the strength to forcibly intervene in Syria and subdue Jund al-Aqsa. After the war in Ukraine, most of the landing ships of the Black Sea Fleet were either dead or disabled. Now Russia is barely holding on in Ukraine and continuing its offensive. However, it is really powerless regarding the situation in Syria.
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