No Russia isn't even allowed to have a sphere of influence at all, yet the US seems to be able to have the entire world, this does not seem fair.  Ukraine is only in the situation it is in because of western meddling and over throwing the legitimate government there with neo-nazi protesters.  The war in Syria will never end because we are all fighting against each other.  Values aside, the conflict won't end unless on one side wins.  The most likely scenario is that the Syrian government could win finally and stop the conflict.  Then once there is control you could work on improving the government there.  However nothing will get better until the fighting stops.  The west keeps throwing more money at the rebels while Russia is helping the legitimate government in power.  Children are not suffering and dying simply because the Syrian government is attacking, they are dying because the rebels won't give up.  Then the west props up the rebels prolong the war and death.