Quadriga: The International Talk Show from Berlin

The war in Syria has claimed the lives of a quarter of a million people. Millions have been displaced. They are fleeing IS terror. But mostly missile and bomb attacks by Assad's government forces. Russian President Vladimir Putin is now upping its military support for Assad. Putin is keen to promote himself in the West as an indispensable partner in the fight against terror. What are Putin's real motives in Syria? Does the West have no choice but to work with him if Syria is to have any chance of peace. War in Syria - no peace without Putin? Have your say: Quadriga[at]dw.com Our guests: Alan Posener is a political commentator at Die Welt. Mr Posener says: “Putin supports Assad and Teheran, two regimes that are much more dangerous than the Islamic State. Putin is part of the problem, not the solution.” Ivan Rodionov is the editor-in-chief of the Russian state-funded broadcaster RT Deutsch. He has reported from areas of conflict such as Chechnya, Afghanistan and the Middle East. Mr Rodionov says: "Yet another regime change operation as the ultimate western Syria strategy has failed miserably. Time to face the facts and deal with the consequences." Ines Pohl until recently, she was the editor-in-chief of the Berliner daily die tageszeitung or taz. She is now preparing to go to Washington as a correspondent for DW. Ines Pohl believes:"The West has let a murderous Assad rampage for so long that now there's no solution without Putin."