Did they hope to end Syria’s civil war by forcing a military stalemate, or to bring about the demise of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime? Did they want to strengthen international law barring the use of chemical weapons, or to send Iran a signal about their determination to enforce “red lines”?
俄罗斯外长拉夫罗夫利用西方领导人未能制定明确核心目标的漏洞抢得了先机。俄国人是想制造军事僵局结束叙利亚内战，还是想推翻巴沙尔·阿萨德政府的统治？他们是想巩固禁用化学武器的国际法，还是想让伊朗明白他们捍卫“红线”的坚定策略？