Putin has a big problem in Syria - the problem does not speak no one, neither in the West nor Russia

Russia and its President, Vladimir Putin, have a big problem with military intervention in Syria,
 writes Vox.com. And no one in the West or in the East, does not speak to this.
In fact, the intervention is not popular in Russia itself. And if Putin's government relies on his popularity and the popularity of its decisions, it can be a problem really great Russian President, reports Telegraph.

A recent public opinion Moscow Levada Center showed that only a minority of Russians that Moscow support gives support Bashar al-Assad, foreign media write.

Only 39 percent of respondents say they are for support, and even 69 percent are strongly opposed to any military intervention of the Russians in the Middle East.

Only a total of 14 percent said they support sending troops to Syria or any such military intervention.

And as they say the media, Putin, apparently, seriously received this message, and the Kremlin has already announced that he will send in Syria only volunteers and intervention will be limited to just bombing from a great distance.

But this is only the beginning of Putin's problem.

The economy, which was already in trouble, are not likely to benefit from this additional burden, which represents Russia's military involvement in the war in the Middle East.

Furthermore, if due to interference, Russian forces may be the target of terrorist attacks, or worse, if Russia itself become a target of terrorist attacks - it can be a serious challenge to Putin.

Public reaction is particularly interesting totally different compared to what happened last year around Ukraine, reports The Best

And Putin's popularity was higher than ever, which has helped to solve the economic problems that have plagued the Russians in 2014.

The war in Ukraine, however, brought another problem for Putin: sanctions, little popularity in the Russian elite circles, which is vital for the President, if he wants to remain in power.

If, however, as some analysts predict, intervention in Syria could "help" that these sanctions be lifted, Putin can easily replace a problem - dissatisfaction elite - with another, more dangerous, the people's discontent.

Russian analyst Alexander Verkhovski warns that this is a very dangerous situation for Putin because, as he says, Putin's popularity is the "main source" of his.

As long enjoyed popularity among the people, the Russian president can do anything, and his position is safe. If the popularity begins to decline, however, there is a risk that the "elite" Russian may remove from office and he was replaced by someone who will be much wiser than Putin.