Relations between Washington and Moscow have dropped to their lowest level since the era of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan or the era of the Russian shield that Moscow tried to establish over the Belgrade butchers to protect their wars and massacres against non-Serbs in the country they inherited from Joseph Tito. The verbal escalation has also reach an all-time high to the extent that Moscow accused American officials of lying, as Putin said that the American accusations are "utter nonsense." Furthermore, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reportedly said that Moscow "is totally unconvinced" with the information presented by President Obama and his Secretary of State John Kerry concerning the pieces of evidence in the possession of the American administration, which prove that Bashar al-Assad's regime used Sarin gas in bombarding the two Ghouta areas in Damascus two weeks ago. The Ghouta attack left more than 1,000 dead victims including more than 400 children. Diplomatic courtesy in the relationship between the two countries has thus dropped to unprecedented levels. Moscow is doing all this to protect the Damascus regime. Indeed, over the past two and a half years, Moscow has been doing everything in its power to shield the regime against accountability. Thus, the Security Council was incapacitated and prevented to carry out its duties in shielding international peace. But the heftiest price was the exceptional level of crime reached by the Syrian killing machine against its people and the extent of destruction that occurred in the Syria cities, institutions and infrastructure. Long years and immense amounts of money will be needed for the reconstruction process. What is the reason behind Moscow's adoption of this escalatory tone in the face of Washington with the aim of pleasing the Syrian regime? This is while Moscow must know for sure that this regime is doomed and that, if Russia wishes to achieve any gains in the future Syria, it must negotiate its interests in the upcoming phase with the Syrian people. And why is Moscow antagonizing the Arab regimes and most of the region's people by adopting these politics regarding the Syrian crisis, and thus preventing the political solution that the Arab states had been calling for since the very beginning? Moscow is claiming that its fear from the Jihadists and radical movements' control over the Syrian opposition is the reason behind supporting the Syrian regime. However, the abortion of the political solution by shielding the regime and convincing it that it can vanquish the opposition is the reason that pushed these radical groups to enter the Syrian territory in the first place and the reason for the growing criminal and violent actions that we are seeing on a daily basis. These are the puzzling questions concerning the Russian position on the Syrian crisis. The position of Iran and its regional allies and their support for the Syrian regime is understandable since their own survival is directly linked to the persistence of this regime. However, the same does not apply to Moscow, which is why we are puzzled. It's not too late for Moscow to play a positive role in the Syrian crisis. The G-20 summit that will be held this week might constitute a good opportunity for doing that. President Putin said that this group is not an alternative for the Security Council but rather a good platform to discuss the Syrian crisis. He accused the USA of destroying the international system, but ignored the fact that his country (along with China) vetoed the Security Council's resolution three times in a row, thus hindering this council's ability to come up with a resolution and find a balanced solution. The G-20 summit might constitute a good opportunity to look for a way out and reach an agreement between Washington and Moscow. However, Barack Obama referred to Congress in order to consult with it on how to respond to the Syrian regime. Is there a Russian entity that Putin can refer to in order to discuss his support for a regime that is using all possible means to exterminate its opponents?
