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Syrian rebels overthrew long-time Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in a lightning attack on December 8. What does this mean? What and who does it threaten? How did Putin's intelligence and military miss the coup? Journalist Edmundas Jakilaitis talks about this with Professor Margarita Šešelgytė, Head of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University. 00:35 The crisis has been brewing for some time. 02:37 How did Putin's intelligence miss the coup. 03:44 Erdogan's role. 05:13 Is Russia preparing to flee Syria? 07:27 What is Turkey's strategy based on. 08:35 Will Syria be stable? 10:14 Future relations with Israel. 11:33 Transformations of terrorist organizations. 14:51 Russia has no civil society. 15:41 Long live the new dragon! 17:23 Don't let Ukraine bleed to death. 21:06 Is Ukrainian society willing to make peace for the territories?