Tensions further escalated when Russia started an air campaign in Syria to defend the legitimate government against Daesh terrorists. Relations between Moscow and the West reached their lowest point since the 1980s.
Despite the sanctions and tense relations with the West, Russia has made a strong come-back to the global arena of international players.
Political analyst Ivan Krasteav said at the forum, “Russia is back. The problem is that Russia is mainly back because of its ‘hard power’. This is a significant difference between countries such as China, on the one hand, and Russia on the other,” Press TV reported.
Deliberating on whether Russian air campaign in Syria may lead to mutual interaction between Moscow and the West in the fight against terrorism, Gerhard Mangos from International Security Research Group said that there is an active Russian military presence in the conflict in Syria and this may lead to Assad remaining in power for the foreseeable future.
“This has made European governments understand that a political solution to the Syrian crisis, and there is no military solution, can only be found in cooperation with Russia,” Mongos said.
According to the experts of the forum, what Russia wants to do is transform the hegemonic system in which the United States plays a leading role into a multipolar system by the inclusion of more centers of power and decision-makers in the international sphere.
