Maas said it was impossible to resolve the crisis in the SAR without Russia

“Russia is trying to compensate for the insufficient economic influence that it has in the world with military influence. Like, for example, in Syria, ”said Maas.

At the same time, he noted that the political solution of the Syrian conflict "will not work without the Russians."

“If we want to come to a political solution to the Syrian conflict, it will not work without the Russians,” the German Foreign Minister added.

In January, the Meuse said that Germany needs Russia as a partner in foreign policy.

Also, Syrian President Bashar Asad highly appreciated the efforts of the Russian side aimed at the return of refugees to the country.

Andrei Koshkin, head of the department of political science and sociology at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, praised the discussion in Russia and France of the acceleration of a political settlement in Syria.