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KIEV, Ukraine
— Some Syrians have a simple message for Ukrainians waiting for a
response from the U.S. and the West as the crisis in Crimea unfolds:
Don’t get your hopes up.
The Syrian uprising grinds into its third year this month, and many
in the opposition see a long string of broken promises from an
international community that voiced support for their fight to overthrow
their Russia-backed president, Bashar al-Assad.
With Russia now sending its forces to the Ukrainian region of Crimea,
and with worries that it might invade the mainland, western leaders
have been swift with recriminations. President Barack Obama warned
Russia on Friday that there would be “costs” for its aggression.
But Syrian rebels and activists reiterated one piece of advice for
the Ukrainians whose protest movement toppled the country’s president, a
Russian ally, last week. “Make sure that you achieve whatever you’re
aiming for with your own hands,” Abdullah Ismail, a rebel coordinator
based on the Turkish border, told BuzzFeed. “That’s the only way to
avoid relying on promises.”
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