Originally Posted by
Robert Cooper
It appears that Putin will dictate the terms of any UN Security Council Resolution calling for the collection and destruction of chemical weapons in Syria. I guess we have no real option but to accept and trust that Russia’s terms for collecting and destroying those chemical weapons will succeed.
Which may not be the worst Option. Russia won't have much interest in the chemical warfare abilities of Syria. For them it's important that the Russia- friendly Government of Assad survives.
If it takes ridding Syria of CW in order to achieve the latter Putin will push Assad to not endanger that even if it takes eliminating those Chemical Wepaons, possibly also promising supply of conventional weapons as a compensation.
You can be sure Putin has his priorities set clear and firm. In that regard he's quite predictable.