. -- the macchia villean weight. charlie: talk about what the russians want.sident assad: definitely they want to have balance in the world. it's not only about syria. and small country. it's not about having a huge interest in syria, they could have it anywhere else. so, it's about the future of the world. they want to be a great power that has their own say in the future of this world. charlie: and what do they want for syria? president assad: stability. stability, and political solution. charlie: and what does iran want? president assad: the same. the same. syria, and iran, and russia, see eye-to-eye regarding these conflicts. charlie: and what is your obligation to both of them? president assad: what do you mean obligation? charlie: what is your -- what do you owe them? president assad: yeah, i know. but, they didn't ask me for anything. nothing at all. that's why what i said -- they don't do that for syria. they do it for the region, and for the world. because stability is very important for them. if you have conflict here, it will burn somebody else ther