Russia is standing in the way of a U.N. resolution against Syria 's leader . Daniel Treisman : Second , although limited , Russia has real commercial interests in Syria . Russia has strategic and business reasons to favor the regime . Treisman : The U.S. wants Assad gone, but it also fears that if he goes there could be an uprising by Syrian rebels who would challenge his rule.
Russia is standing in the way of a U.N. resolution against Syria 's leader . Daniel Treisman : Russia has strategic and business reasons to favor the regime . Treisman : The U.S. wants Assad gone, but it also fears that if he goes there could be an uprising by Syrian rebels who would challenge his rule.