It is necessary to be cautious about the statement of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the head of the Kremlin Vladimir Putin will no longer be the "lawyer" of the Syrian leader Bashar Assad.

This opinion was expressed in the commentary to the "Observer" by Igor Semivolos, Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies.

"I would be very cautious about all Erdogan's statements. And even more so to the allegations that he ascribes to Putin. Question on Syria remains open. Key problems are not resolved. Russia is unlikely to leave the Syrian conflict. Hence, all the consequences of the Russian presence in Syria will not be leveled. In fact, nothing has changed radically. I think Erdogan's statement is part of a broader discussion, "Semivolos said..

According to him, serious contradictions remain between Turkey and Russia.

"But Erdogan needs to somehow argue, justify the possible strengthening of Turkish-Russian cooperation in Syria.

It seems to me, in view of this logic, this statement was made. That is, I would consider this as a certain reception of Erdogan for the argumentation of further cooperation with the Russian Federation. But the distance between words and actions in the case of Moscow is very large. Russia is a master of deception, "the international.

As reported by the "Observer", France found evidence against the Assad regime.

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