Putin confirms that Assad's forces made NO ATTEMPT to stop HTS

The sitting President of the Russian Federation confirms in his own voice and image that the Assad forces of the Syrian Arab Army simply did not fight and make ANY attempts to stop HTS from taking over, despite their OVERWHELMING numerical superiority (not to mention having the full resources of, what was up until a few weeks ago, one of the most significant military forces in the Middle East and which Israel ALWAYS considered as a genuine existential threat).

The Foreign minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran said the exact same thing (again, in his own voice and image):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Bpua8NVHM

Further discussion:
https://substack.com/@michaelginsburg/note/c-82029092