MOSCOW. – Situation in Syria is still complicated but tactical advantage of the opposition is decreasing. The situation gets even more tense due to the sanctions by western states, Russian expert Leonid Savin told Armenian News-NEWS.am. He commented on the situation in Syria and the factor of Syrian influence on the whole region.

“The situation in Syria is still complicated, at the same time opposition’s advantage is decreasing. Anyway, Israel should be alert because if the Assad regime collapses, Israel will face military threat in the Golan Heights,” the expert said.

In response to the question whether the West will postpone military actions in Syria due to powerful anti-American protests in Muslim states, the expert said that there was not even a hint about direct interventions, anyway those protests are beneficial for Syria.