Andrei Baklanov: "Syria is an instructive example for other countries"

Advisor to the Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council, Ambassador Andrei Baklanov explained why Syria is an instructive example for other countries, including Ukraine. The results of the last four years for Syria are tragic: tens of thousands of dead and wounded, more than two million refugees, many cities are destroyed; the country is experiencing a severe economic and humanitarian catastrophe. The Syrian crisis seriously destabilized the situation in the Middle East, led to unprecedented wave of terrorism and extremism, contributed to plunge of the region into chaos. Advisor to the Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council, Ambassador Andrei Baklanov explained why Syria is an instructive example for other countries, including Ukraine. The results of the last four years for Syria are tragic: tens of thousands of dead and wounded, more than two million refugees, many cities are destroyed; the country is experiencing a severe economic and humanitarian catastrophe. The Syrian crisis seriously destabilized the situation in the Middle East, led to unprecedented wave of terrorism and extremism, contributed to plunge of the region into chaos.