Russia Is Chasing a Deal to Keep Its Military Bases in Syria
Russia has sought a rapprochement with Syria’s new rulers, including with an injection of cash for Syria’s central bank.
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Putin's refuge for Bashar al-Assad in Moscow hitting Russian efforts to keep forces in Syria, says UK
Vladimir Putin offering refuge to ex-Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad in Moscow is undermining Russia’s talks to keep its forces in the wartorn country, according to British defence chiefs.
Regardless of Trump’s Ukraine peace deal, war with West is ‘foundational to Putin’s rule,’ experts say
With every day of the new White House administration that passes, the chances of Russia being brought in from the cold on the ...
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Bashar Al-Assad; the Rise and Fall of a Tyrant
Once hailed as a Western-friendly reformer, Bashar al-Assad transformed into one of the world’s most brutal autocrats. From ...
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Syria has got rid of Bashar al-Assad, but not sectarian tensions
Under Mr Assad Syria sank from middle-income status to abject poverty. Women saw branches off trees for heating. Children ...
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Syria’s leader, Russia’s Putin make first contact since al-Assad’s fall
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has spoken to Syria’s interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, the first such top-level contact since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Syria Requests surrendering Al-Assad, but Russia Rejects the Proposal
The discussions between Moscow and Damascus have revolved primarily around the future of Russia’s military presence in Syria, ...