The fall of Assad's regime in Syria is a strategic defeat for Russia - ISW.

Defeat for Moscow: Assad's regime is moving towards collapse

The Institute for the Study of War reported that the fall of the dictatorial regime of Bashar Assad is a strategic political defeat for Moscow.

Analysts remind that Russia intervened in the Syrian situation in 2015 to protect Assad after the protests began during the 'Arab Spring' movement in 2011. This provoked a civil war in Syria and threatened to overthrow Assad.

However, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has always feared 'color revolutions' that lead to the overthrow of authoritarian governments in former Soviet republics, as they threaten the stability of his regime.

Putin also opposes democratic movements aimed at overthrowing authoritarian rulers connected to the Kremlin worldwide. His views suggest that these movements hinder his efforts to create a 'multipolar world' where Russia and its allies play a key role.

As Russia failed to reinforce Assad's regime at a Time when the Syrian opposition was rapidly advancing across the country, experts point to Moscow's ineffectiveness as a reliable security partner. This negatively affects Putin's desire to gain support from world leaders to create a multipolar world.

'The rapid collapse of Assad's regime in Syria - a regime that the Kremlin has been helping to sustain since 2015 - is a strategic political defeat for Moscow and has thrown the Kremlin into crisis as it seeks to maintain its strategic military base in Syria,' the report states.