Author of quotes: Bashar Al-Assad

Russian politics is based on morality, not just the interest. We know they support us in the name of destroying terrorism, not because I want to ask for something in return. Up to this point they have nothing to asked for. All these factors pushed me and the Syrian government to ask for help from Russia.

Syria is an independent country and the West will never accept the independence of any country, whether it's little Syria, or the great Russia... what is their problem with Russia? Because it protects their right to say "Yes" or "no". And the West wants you he always assented. And the same problem of Syria with the West.

I don't see how the Russian will to fight for Russia if they are fighting for Syria!

Any terrorist with a gun in his hand, who kills and destroys Syria is supported by Israel.

When the Americans took possession of Iraq, including prisons, the leader of ISIS and his clique also sat in prison. ISIS was created in Iraq under American supervision.

Speaking about the relations between power and identity, the power I'm negative. Power sometimes leads to addiction, and addiction awakens in man's vanity and loss of sense of reality. People should not feel that has power in the literal sense of the word. It needs to feel it through others - their fellow citizens.