How does Russia handle both Israel and Turkey wanting to make parts of Syria into Greater Israel and Greater Turkey respectively? From Pepe Escobar at sputnikglobe.com:
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He spoke for four and a half hours, virtually non-stop, reviewing the results of 2024, mastering all the facts.
His Direct Line received over 2 million questions, from Russia and around the world. And he had to crown the performance with a flourish, in an “I did it, my way” vein:
“I believe that not only did I simply save [Russia], we moved away from the edge of the abyss.”
The record would confirm it, compared to the appalling state of the Russia he inherited when first elected president in March 2000.
President Putin’s end of the year Q&A contains enough substance to be unpacked for weeks, if not months. Let’s focus here on our current geopolitical crossroads: the Forever Wars in West Asia and Ukraine, two vectors of the standard imperial drive, now united in an Omni-War.
Putin stated that, “we have come to Syria in order to prevent a terrorists’ enclave (…) In general, our goal has been achieved.”
STRAIGHT LINE LOGIC 
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