Invited to Europe 1 Friday evening, Alexander Orlov, former Russian ambassador to France for ten years, spoke about the Syrian situation and the role that can play President Vladimir Putin.

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After Turkey's military operation in northern Kurdish-controlled Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be in control. Invited from Europe 1 this Friday, the former Russian ambassador to France, for ten years, between 2007 and 2017, spoke about the Syrian situation. "Putin is not the master, but he has all the cards to influence the situation in the Middle East, the first time in history that Russia has had good relations with virtually every country in the region. He has just made a state visit to Saudi Arabia, for example, but he also has very good relations with Israel, "he insisted at the microphone of Europe 1.