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/Pogled.info/ "Russia was not surprised by what happened in Syria, because its intelligence in the Near and Middle East is comparable to that of Britain," is convinced Prof. Nikolay Vitanov. According to him, Russia's priority is to preserve its bases, and after receiving some guarantees for them, it had no desire to deal with the conflict in Syria. The first part of Vladimir Trifonov's interview with Prof. Nikolay Vitanov - mathematician and doctor of physics, scientist from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Main highlights of the conversation: What are the objective and subjective factors for the collapse of Assad's power in Syria? Could Bashar Assad have retained his power in Syria? What is the common mistake that intelligent politicians make? Has the knot of contradictions in Syria become entangled? Who are the winners from what happened in Syria and are there any winners at all? What forces are coming to power in Syria - chaos or will there be a new dictatorship in the country? Is there a danger of instability spreading from the Middle East to Central Asia? Which is the only country in the world that has a sufficiently powerful agency to blow up Central Asia? Will China allow its Xinjiang-Uyghur Autonomous Region to be threatened? Is a coalition between the new rulers of Syria and the Taliban in Afghanistan possible? Will Russia maintain its influence in the Middle East after Assad? Which large lithium deposit is already in Russian hands? Does the change of power in Syria open a new window of opportunity for supplying Europe with energy sources? Does the fall of Assad mean a final loss of Iran's influence in Syria and Lebanon, what will be Tehran's policy? What will be the US policy in the Middle East during Trump's new presidential term? /VIDEO/ Watch the second part of the interview here: • Prof. Nikolay Vitanov: Peace in Ukraine ... SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL POGLED.info AND RECOMMEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS Tags: Nikolay Vitanov, Russia, red line, storage, military bases, Syria