The regime's swift collapse this week stunned the Kremlin, starkly demonstrating the limits of Russian global power, even as Putin is waging what he calls an existential fight against NATO in Ukraine.
The entire system of Russian presence in the Middle East, which was built over the past 10 years and in which very significant resources were invested, has in an instant turned into something from a political era that has faded into oblivion.
Apparently these events have surprised the entire world. We are not an exception, admitted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday.
This is certainly a huge blow to Putin's image in the eyes of the global community, demonstrating the risks of overextending Russia's military ambitions.
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