Will the Russians be able to help Lebanon get a new president?
Russia’s withdrawal from Syria and the goodwill it generated in Arab circles, may allow it to play the role of mediator in Geneva and to help Lebanon fill its presidential vacuum.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah's recent rhetoric reveals he is trying to draw parallels between his Lebanon-based movement and Russia, while not sounding too cozy.
In a March 21 interview for Al-Mayadeen TV, Nasrallah went so far as to say he feels Russia has common goals with the axis of resistance — Hezbollah, Iran and Syria — against Israel and its Western allies' interests.
