俄在叙空袭为展示"肌肉"

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　　核心提示：“Putin understood this. He did not seek confrontation with the West but he believed you have to be strong so that people reckon with you.”
　　

　　“Putin understood this. He did not seek confrontation with the West but he believed you have to be strong so that people reckon with you.”
　　“普京明白这一点。他并不寻求与西方对抗，但他相信，你必须强大起来，别人才会把你当回事。”(路透社)
　　——俄罗斯前外交官阿科波夫如此评价普京。自乌克兰危机爆发以来，俄罗斯遭到美欧孤立，与西方的关系陷入低谷，甚至有重回冷战的危险。分析人士认为，俄罗斯近来在叙利亚实施的空袭行动实际上是在向西方展示“肌肉”，表明自己在中东的重要性。图为普京20日在克里姆林宫会见到访的叙利亚总统巴沙尔·阿萨德。