"I and Vladimir Putin do not compete with each other in Syria," - stated President Barack Obama in California, at the United States and South East Asian Nations Association summit.

According to him, the Russian military intervention in Syria confirms Bashar al-Assad`s weakness.

Obama paid attention to the Kremlin"s interests in Syria and noted that the most interesting is the question, what will Russia get in exchange for billions of dollars in spending on Assad"s support,.

"This is not a competition between me and Vladimir Putin. The main challenge is to stop the destabilization of the region, mass migration, the bombing of schools and violence, "- Obama said.