The clock is ticking for the Syrian Arab Army to reestablish security and sovereignty over the occupied area, though, as the US-backed majority-Kurdish “Syrian Democratic Forces” are making a desperate rush for Raqqa, restless to ‘win the race’ because it’s the only chance that they have to feasibly sustain their self-proclaimed “federation”.
At the same time, Syrian President Bashar Assad confidently promised during his recent speech to parliament that he will not allow his country to be divided into sectarian zones, let alone formalize this during the upcoming UNSC-mandated constitutional rewriting, in what is a clear reaffirmation of his unwavering commitment to keeping Syria sovereign and unitary.
Fyodor Voitolovsky, Deputy Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Science (studio guest); Max Suchkov, member of the Russian International Affairs Council and columnist at Al-Monitor; and Alaa Ebrahim, syrian journalist (Damascus) joined our discussion.
