Political commentator Andrei Piontkovsky said nothing of Putin 's mortal coil , warning instead that Putin is dragging Russia into a Middle Eastern holy war . Saving Assad 's butt , Putin throws Russia into the sizzler of a medieval religious war between Shiites and Sunnis .
Спасая задницу Асада , Путин бросает Россию в пекло средневековой религиозной войны между шиитами и суннитами . — Andrei Piontkovsky ( @ apiontkovsky ) September 28 , 2015