Break through on Syria's tense situation in the UN's security Council

After having voted against an armed military intervention in Syria, the two members of the UN's security council have apparently agreed to back down from their position. Russia and China now agree that the violence in Syria must stop.



"Russia is finally ready to compromise over its opposition to a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding the Syrian president ends the violence against his own people, the French foreign minister suggested yesterday." (Source: Canada.com)

China also agrees that a solution must be found in order to solve Syria's problem, but states that Russia and themselves, felt that the US were pursuing a policy that did not meet the interests of the two members of the security council.

"As a Global power, China wants to have influence in certain strategic locations, that serve their interests, and these interests should be respected."

Now, unfortunately, all we can do is wait, while the members of the Security Council reach a common decision on what to do with Syria. Meanwhile the conflict between rebel and government forces continue, leading to hundreds of deaths everyday.

Putin Vows to Pursue Enormous Military Rearmament Campaign

"Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has vowed if re-elected to the presidency to pursue the largest arms buildup the country has experienced since the end of the Cold War" (Source: NTI).

So apparently Putin has made a promise to the people of Russia that, if re-elected he'll initiate an enormous re armament of Russia.
I'm not sure if this is a mere campaign promise which he won't actually pursue after being re-elected, or if it's actually something to worry about. Ever since the end of the cold war, the US and Russia have made several agreements in order to reduce their military power (specially their nuclear arsenal), so that tension between the two powers would reduce. But what does Putin mean with this promise of re armament? Is he predicting a future conflict? If so, it might not even be against the US but in some other war scenario. The first thought that comes to my mind is that this would be the middle-east, specially in a time where more and more news reports state that Israel is planning a full attack on Iran.