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Reshuffling the Deck: More Countries Support Russia's Stance on Syria

© AP Photo / Kayhan OzerU.S. President Barack Obama , right, talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, prior to a session of the G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015
U.S. President Barack Obama , right, talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, prior to a session of the G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Many countries which had initially opposed the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad have started supporting Russia's position on the country, and the "cards on the international community's table are suddenly being reshuffled," according to the Italian newspaper il Giornale.

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Russia's stance on Syria has won within a number of countries which had earlier opposed the leadership of Syrian President Bashar Assad. In an article published by the Italian newspaper il Giornale, political analyst Sergio Rame writes that is safe to assume that the "cards on the table of the international community are suddenly being shuffled."

Referring to the recent terrorist attacks in Beirut and Paris, he suggested that the Syrian conflict may end in the near future.

"The attacks in Beirut and Paris only prove that the caliphate, which retreats both in Syria and Iraq, does not receive the economic, diplomatic and informational support after the beginning of Russian air campaign in Syria," he said.

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He described the Beirut and Paris attacks as signs of the terrorists' desperation and revenge, and believes that the move precedes their final surrender.

"And now the cards on the table of the international community suddenly start being reshuffled," Rame said.

He mentioned at least four leaders of France's center-right forces who have already signaled their support for Russia.

They include Dominique de Villepin, Francois Fillon, Alain Juppe and Nicolas Sarkozy, who earlier said that opposing Moscow would be an absurd step.

They were echoed by senior officials in Germany, Italy and the United States, with the Republican Senator Rand Paul openly accusing his country of helping to create the Islamic State.

"Even Barack Obama, after his harsh statements against Russian President Vladimir Putin, finally decided to spend twenty minutes for talks with Putin in order to save his own skin," Rame said.

He concluded by saying that such a change of priorities added significantly to the international clout of Russia and Iran, the two players which he said were earlier "sentenced" by the Western media to an economic recession and which currently remain leading military powers in regional and global terms.

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