Meanwhile, Russia, which considers the naval base of Tartus to be strategically vital, can be counted on to do all it can to prevent a total defeat of the regime. When Secretary of State John Kerry proposed, at a meeting last May, a joint international approach to contain the conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin was not interested.
同时，我们认为将塔尔图斯海军基地视为具有重要战略意义的俄罗斯将会竭尽所能防止阿萨德政权的彻底失败。国务卿克里在去年五月会议上提议联合国际力量共同遏制冲突时，俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京不感兴趣。但俄罗斯并非没有注意到战场上的现实。继巴尔米拉市被伊斯兰国攻陷后，俄罗斯顾问家属的撤离工作正式开始。面对可能没有阿萨德的未来，克里姆林宫正试图在反对派团体内部培植影响力。