More problematic, the West’s loud calls for Assad’s exit from power, though now muted, have given false hope to the opposition, while Russia has been hiding behind the rhetoric of a “Syrian-led process” to avoid confronting its international responsibilities. But a diplomatic solution guided by the Security Council’s permanent members is the only credible path to peace.
更大的问题是，虽然西方呼吁阿萨德政权退出的声浪已经平息，但反对派却因此被赋予了虚假的希望，而俄国则一直躲在“叙利亚主导进程”的花言巧语背后避免承担其国际责任。但是由安理会常任理事国主导的外交方案才是实现和平的唯一可靠途径。企图在叙政府和日益分散的反对派之间展开谈判只会延长战争时间并增加死亡人数。