Many Syrians believe that there ought to be changes in the situation of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces and the political opposition, and in the world’s relationship vis-a-vis their revolution and President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. This is especially true in light of the Geneva conference, which showed that Russia does not seek a political solution to their crisis where the Geneva Communique and UN Resolution 2118 can be applied.

The conference proved that Russia’s position is in line with that of Assad, who refused any interim solution that would push Syria toward an alternative democratic system. Assad wants any Syrian-Syrian understanding or American-Russian agreement to be limited to putting an end to violence and supporting the fight against terrorism. The Syrian government’s delegation to Geneva said that the Syrian opposition was a part of this terrorism, and that the regime’s army will continue to fight until the Free Syrian Army (FSA), which it labels a terrorist group, is eliminated.

The government delegation also implied that it wanted to work under a joint Russian-American umbrella, which would take a unified position against terrorism and would agree to combat it in coordination with the Assad regime, since it possessed the necessary power and expertise to fight and win this war.

In Geneva, the Russians reneged on the political solution, which is based on the Geneva Communique and UN Security Council Resolution 2118. This was the result of the changing situation on the ground. When Moscow and Damascus agreed on the Geneva Communique in mid-2012, the FSA was gaining ground, while the regime was being defeated.