"Vienna is essentially a Russian-owned process concocted in parallel with the Russian military intervention in Syria's war. This has changed equations at multiple levels, with Russian air strikes going hand in hand with Russian diplomatic strikes. We are in the era of US capitulation to the Islamic Republic of Iran and complacency towards its militias fighting alongside the Assad regime, all while the Obama administration claims it wants to see Assad step down." - De Mistura Bets On Russia's Need To Withdraw Its Forces From Syria | Putin Lives in Fear of Another Chechen War

Putin Lives in Fear of Another Chechen War:

Experts offer several explanations for the harassment of the opposition by Kadyrov and his inner circle. According to one explanation, Chechnya’s economic crisis is driving its leadership to prove its loyalty to the Kremlin. But this argument overlooks Kadyrov’s wild card: a massive personal army that is loyal to Kadyrov alone.
In these circumstances, Moscow’s support and influence is increasingly irrelevant in Chechnya. If federal authorities attempt to arrest Kadyrov, a third Chechen War will break out—a conflict that the Kremlin can ill afford. Putin has become a prisoner of his own creation.
Another argument, and one that is closer to the truth, states that Kadyrov is trying to see how much he can get away with. He acts and waits to see what the Kremlin’s reaction will be, or more precisely whether the Kremlin will react at all. Kadyrov is testing Putin, making sure that his own power is truly uncontested. 
De Mistura Bets On Russia's Need To Withdraw Its Forces From Syria:
Vienna is essentially a Russian-owned process concocted in parallel with the Russian military intervention in Syria's war. This has changed equations at multiple levels, with Russian air strikes going hand in hand with Russian diplomatic strikes.
We are in the era of US capitulation to the Islamic Republic of Iran and complacency towards its militias fighting alongside the Assad regime, all while the Obama administration claims it wants to see Assad step down.
At this phase of the Syrian tragedy, what is needed is a logical and honest review of who made promises and reneged on them, who escalated then backtracked, and who remained persistent in their loyalty to Assad for strategic calculations and self-interest such as Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah -- and who splintered in the opposition and engaged in internal rivalries. We are in a place where we have to choose between further Russian strikes on Syrian rebels in support of Iranian-assisted regime gains on the ground; and heading to Geneva with a seasoned opposition delegation that can compel Russia and the regime in Damascus to implement ceasefire and that can impose itself in any political deal.
Many will say this is a call for surrender as the UN backs away from the Geneva Communique in favor of a loose reference framework in the Vienna process. 

Даниил и его новый аквариум.
Даниил и его новый аквариум. © / Администрация города Ростова-на-Дону


В сети выявили сходство начальника охраны президента РФ Владимира Путина Виктора Золотова с российским президентом.
Об этом говорится в статье, опубликованной в блоге "Путинизм" на Wordpress.com.
"Занятно, что Путин и его близкий друг Золотов похожи не только по характеру (злобно-мстительному), но и даже внешне, маленькие, стеклянные глаза, поджатые губы", — обратил внимание автор материала...

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