Russia has again become a world power, defending the sovereignty of the countries. Such opinion in interview to newspaper Le Figaro, was expressed by the worker of the Institute of strategic and international studies, former Ambassador of France to the capital of Russia Jean De Gliniasty. The success of Russia, according to experts, is the ability to talk and negotiate with everyone. The French diplomat has noticed that the cessation of hostilities and peace in the Syrian Arab Republic got right up to the Russian citizens, not Americans. However, He expressed the opinion that the Russian-Turkish Memorandum De facto restores Syria to pre-war borders. De Gliniasty also said that in the Syrian Arab Republic Russia defended the principle of statehood, one way or another, the US still retains its influence in the region, though compelled to acknowledge the increased influence of the Russian capital. But Europe, for example France, according to policy, have totally lost oversight over the situation and risk to leave the Middle East for a long time. Touched Gliniasty in the context of the Sochi forum "Russia - Africa" and the relations of the capital of Russia and the countries of the continent. He said that the Russian Federation since Czarist times to develop relations with this region, As during Soviet times, still helped the African people in the liberation from colonial oppression. in addition to the economy, the capital of Russia there are two other pillars of the foreign policy of the great powers, drew attention to the diplomat. 1st - a soft power, the second is safety. The ex-Ambassador said that the peculiarity of Russia lies in the fact that it is a world power, but it does not have great financial opportunities. As if it was, it compensates for these shortcomings a great diplomatic mind, summed up De Gliniasty. <span style="color:darkgray