Media: This Will Be A Disaster For Putin

The Kremlin is also reacting helplessly to events in Iran.

Moscow is forced to watch mass protests in Iranian cities from the sidelines and is unable to support its key ally in the Middle East. Russian President Vladimir Putin has found himself in a situation where intervention is simply impossible for him.

The Swiss publication Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) wrote on January 12 this on January 12.

Russia, seeking to establish itself as a great power, has itself undermined its position with a series of strategic miscalculations, the author of the publication notes. The result was the loss of influence in several regions of the world - from Latin America to the Middle East.

The article draws attention to a symbolic date: on January 11, Russia's war against Ukraine was equal in duration to the war of Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union. However, while during the same period the Red Army reached Berlin, Russian troops today are advancing only a few kilometers, planting flags in small settlements in eastern Ukraine - at most a hundred kilometers from the original front line.

"Aggression has brought Russia neither prestige nor increased global influence. On the contrary, Putin's empire is weaker today than it was four years ago," the material emphasizes.

This has been particularly evident in recent weeks. The overthrow of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was a serious blow to the Kremlin's position. Earlier, Russian propaganda had assured that with Moscow's support, Maduro was secure from US pressure. In reality, Putin only had to watch Russia's main ally in Latin America disappear from the political scene, NZZ notes.

Another painful episode was the seizure of a Russian-flagged tanker on January 7, which further emphasized Moscow's vulnerability in the international arena.

With this background, the Kremlin is reacting just as helplessly to events in Iran. If the regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei falls, Russia will lose its most important partner in the Middle East. However, as the publication emphasizes, Moscow does not have the resources to influence the situation. Financial aid could theoretically reduce social tensions in Iran, but Russia itself faces serious budgetary constraints.

Putin's focus solely on the war against Ukraine has led to other areas of foreign policy being neglected, NZZ writes. Russian influence continues to decline, including in the former Soviet Union. However, according to the author's assessment, it is in Ukraine that the Kremlin has suffered its biggest strategic defeat.

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