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Aftermath of Ukraine

US, Russia chess game and Mid East

Star Desk
Western governments are scrambling to contain the fallout from Ukraine's weekend revolution, pledging money, support and possible EU membership, while anxiously eyeing the response of Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, whose protege has been ousted.
The whole fiasco still raises quite a few questions as to what stances Asian powers will hold in this 'chess game' being played by Washington and the Kremlin, and how it will affect the Middle East through its outcome.
Seemingly the biggest loser in the three-month drama's denouement, the Kremlin has the potential to create the most mischief because of Ukraine's pro-Russian affinities in the east and south, and its dependence on Russian energy supplies.
But let's focus on the possible impact of Russia's Ukraine trauma on the crisis-hit Middle East.
Frustrated with Moscow's failure to enact any compromises from the Syrian regime at US-Russian sponsored peace talks in Geneva, the United States has now signaled it is examining its policy options in Syria, where the bombing by al-Assad's forces against civilians has intensified.
Russia avoided a potentially embarrassing diplomatic bust-up on the eve of the closing ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics, casting its support behind a US-backed United Nations Security Council resolution designed to compel the Syrian government, as well as armed opposition groups, to allow in needed humanitarian aid and immediately lift the siege of several Syrian towns.
China, which had joined Russia in vetoing three previous resolutions on Syria, also voted in favor of the resolution.
But Russia's UN envoy, Vitaly I Churkin, made it clear to the council that his government was not prepared to automatically penalise Syria if it fails to move quickly to end its siege of Homs, Aleppo and other battered cities. His remarks signaled that the US and its allies are likely to face an uphill battle to address any foot-dragging by Syria. And after Ukraine, Assad may feel more secure.
Putin's desire to maintain a sphere of influence in the Middle East is in no ways limited to Syria. He has met US ambivalence toward the military-led government by
welcoming the de facto Egyptian leader, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, to Moscow this month, giving him an endorsement for his as-yet undeclared candidacy for president and continuing discussions about a $2 billion arms deal for Egypt, even as the US has suspended some military support to Cairo.
The visit was a Russian bid to rekindle a relationship that foundered since the Cold War, when Egyptian President Anwar Sadat broke off ties with the Kremlin. The ties remained frosty during Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule. But the warm reception of Sisi and Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy also seemed designed to send a message to the United States that Russia still has clout in the region's most influential and populous country and is prepared