It was their primary partner. And the Russians, too, are now greatly diminished. Think about this. They supported Hezbollah, they supported Hamas, they supported the regime in Syria. That's now gone. The Russians' capacity to influence and shape events in the Middle East is now greatly reduced. And you know, there were many countries that were participants alongside them. All of those countries, whether it's the Emiratis or the Saudis or the Omanis or the Kuwaitis or … (07:49–07:55)
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Asserts that Russian influence in the Middle East has significantly diminished.
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