Bashar and Asma al-Assad, President and first-wife of Syria. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

According to this thoughtful article by Turkey’s leading newspaper, Hurriyet, the bottom line of the Syria talks, between the U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, is that they agree that Syria today under Bashar al-Assad is no longer sustainable, but they disagree on the future of al-Assad himself.

Source: Will Putin be able to carry al-Assad forever? – MURAT YETKİN

This article speculates on how longer Russia will be able to continue supporting Assad. Surely, Russia is interested in strengthening her strategic position in the Middle East, especially at the of the US and this is the primary goal?

Thoughts?

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