The Paris attacks in particular have brought a new and dramatic twist in the quest to find a solution for the Syrian war and reshuffled the diplomatic cards once more. After a meeting in Moscow, the French and Russian President stated they had agreed on three basic points. First, France and Russia would intensify their intelligence exchange. Second, strikes against ISIS would become part of a co-ordinated campaign. Third, air strikes would focus on ISIS and other terrorist groups.
Notwithstanding these hopeful signs, the tragedy for Russia is that its prevarication and dissimulation tactics over the past three years following the events in Ukraine have instilled little confidence among potential partners that Moscow will ultimately live up to its promises say Willem Oosterveld and Sijbren de Jong in EUobserver. The full article can be read here.
A Polish language version of the article was published by Polish news website BiznesAlert. The article can be read here.