Volodymyr Larionov
Retired
“The conflict in Syria was provoked by Russia. … For Ukraine it will have completely unpredictable implications.”
Katia Ditser
Exchange student
“It is impossible to make any predictions concerning Syria… Assad is probably the only person who would be able to turn Syria back from civil war. … Russia’s war in Syria will have little or no effect for Ukraine because the war here has a completely different purpose.”
Pavlo Davydenko
Retired
“War in Ukraine will continue for the next five years at least before there will be any progress. This will be a frozen conflict. While Russia has its pros and cons from war in Syria, it won’t influence events in Ukraine.”
Oleksiy Mayboroda
Musician
“Syria is Russia’s response to the West. Despite criticism, (Russian President Vladimir) Putin makes really reasonable steps. He put Syria, some small country, which doesn’t even have borders with Russia, into play and look at the disorder it created in the West. Now they don’t know what to do with the refugees. And this is only a beginning.”
