A deluge of false or misleading information about Syria has flooded social media. Local and international actors are exploiting preexisting divisions to advance their own aims, experts say.
      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        2 months ago

        Russia benefitted a hell of a lot more from Assad being in power than the U.S. and its allies.

          • einkorn@feddit.orgEnglish
            71·
            2 months ago

            Initially I thought Putin would get rid of Assad as well, but having thought some time about it, I don’t think it’s going to happen. Mainly because that would send an even worse message to the few allies Russia has left, than losing Syria in the first place: “Not only are we going to let you down politically when shit really hits the fan, but we are also getting rid of you personally as soon as you are no longer useful to us”.

            I think even Belarus Lukaschenka would start getting second thoughts at that point. So I think Assad and his family will live out the rest of their days in a “small” government sponsored dacha in Moskow.

      • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        41·
        2 months ago

        I Shfybyeya shnf vyeyyefits fyafm tndt? /s

        Yeah deepl was like “This is Russian, trust me bro” and i was like “Are you sure about that?” Turns out it is Ukrainian

    • etuomaalaOPEnglish
      61·
      2 months ago

      Ай уондер ху бенефитс фром дат? would have been a little awesomer, though, I suppose only readers of cyrillic would appreciate it lol