It would be wonderful if the statement of the Russian General Staff on the actual cessation of the war in Syria turned out to be true, but the reality is that, on the one hand, the Kremlin did not achieve its internal political goals on the one hand, and on the other hand, the curtailment of military presence can be regarded as a defeat, Which is unacceptable for the Kremlin.

This opinion was expressed to the "Observer" by the Russian politician, the president of the All-Russian Public Movement "Union of Right Forces" Leonid Gozman.

"I do not know what's going on, I can not appreciate it. This is the case when I would be glad if it was true. Because the death of people is bad, and if there is less killing, it is good, regardless of political support for this, "he said, commenting on the words of the representative of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces.

At the same time, the politician said: "It seems to me that the war in Syria did not give an internal political effect, unlike the war in Ukraine. This war is perceived by the population as something completely exotic and incomprehensible. No one sympathizes with the Arabs - neither one nor the other. We have a fairly racist country, most of the population does not like the Arabs. Therefore, for this war, everyone does not care ".

"The Kremlin intends to curtail its participation in the war in Syria?" - Asked "Observer". "I do not know about the folding, because it's easy to start a war and it's very difficult to finish it. If Putin simply withdraws troops from there, sharply cuts the level of his participation, it can be regarded as a defeat, and his opponents inside the country and abroad, including in Ukraine, will talk about the defeat of the Russian Federation. And this is something that he can not allow, especially before the elections, "replied Gozman.

And added: "Putin's legitimacy is not based on elections, but on the fact that he is so cool and everyone wins.

This image should be supported by all forces, regardless of what it has to do with reality, even if it does not have any. He can not allow defeat in the public sphere, and for this he is ready to continue a completely hopeless war ".

Recall that on the evening of June 9, news number one in the Russian media was the statement of the chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Sergei Rudsky, that the civil war in Syria had actually stopped.

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