SThey carry Russian flags and banners from which the Russian ruler Vladimir Putin greets. Also emblazoned on a poster is the Z “for victory” painted on the Russian military vehicles now rolling through Ukraine. They wear Syrian regime uniforms. They shout, “With our soul, with our blood, we will defend you, O Bashar.” The video footage, released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, is said to show Syrian volunteers who have volunteered to serve in Putin’s European war. The images fit perfectly into the announcements of the Moscow propaganda. The Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu speaks of 16,000 fighters from the Middle East who are ready. And Putin declared that if they wanted to “help” the people of Donbass, they had to be taken to the combat zone.
