Ahmad al-Khatib, the president of the Syrian transitional government, visited Russia and met with Russian President Putin. After lunch at the Kremlin, Khatib pledged to continue fulfilling all agreements previously reached between the Bashar regime and Russia. That is to say, the Russian Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base in Syria will continue to exist. However, whether Khatib will be consistent in his words and actions, and whether a third party will attempt to disrupt the new agreement between Russia and Syria (assuming the new agreement has indeed been reached), remains to be seen.
Khatib's visit to Russia once again illustrates that the most important factor in international relations is interests. As long as Russia can maintain its Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base in Syria, it won't care who rules Syria.
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