This is going to escalate into a global war if steps are not taken. And all this is going to be the fault of the USA for their rushed actions against Syria, for all we know, the acts of chemical warfare was perpetuated by the rebels who are being funded and and supported by the USA.
With whom to fight? What are you afraid of Russian? If you do not take into account the nuclear weapons of the Russian have nothing to fight. And especially no one. I guarantee that if Syria comes to an open confrontation between Putin will back down.
First strikes + abms + 150 millions and all over 1k russian city wiped and it's over. Or slow inch by inch... both russia is toasted unless a major change, but impossible woth the patriarch mindset of putin.
1. Drop assad, iran and hesbollah to their deaths and evacuate everyone from there. Beyond the horizon who cared.
2. Settle this brotherlymess in ukraine, splitt the mess, tchernobyl clean up etc.
3. Stop the cronies, looting, corruption, etc.
4 prepare for the soccer game
Or continue to be the butcher enabler, use wmd, hide it with second strikes, support factions in lybia, expand problem for the west, support the ennemies of israel, etc.
Not only will the russian people suffer...