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.

War in Syria - no peace without Putin?

Our guests:

Alan Posener is a political commentator at Die Welt.

Ivan Rodionov is the head of the Berlin office of the Russian state funded video agency Ruptly.

Ines Pohl until recently, she was the editor-in-chief of the Berliner daily die tageszeitung or taz.