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Al-Sharaa urged Russia to extradite Assad while discussing Syria's reintegration and Russia's retention of two key military bases, vital for regional influence, Kremlin said.
- On Jan. 28, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks on bilateral relations and regional developments.
- The Kremlin has sought to strengthen relations with Syria's new leadership since Assad's ouster, following an offensive earlier this month and the Jan. 20 ceasefire integrating the Syrian Democratic Forces.
- In televised remarks, Vladimir Putin, Russian President, said, `Much has been accomplished in terms of restoring our interstate relations` and noted Ahmed al-Sharaa was previously head of Al-Nusra and Tahrir al-Sham.
- Russia aims to secure its remaining Syrian bases, notably the Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base, while building ties with Ahmed al-Sharaa to protect its regional influence.
- After the offensive, Syrian forces seized most SDF-held territory and Kremlin troops left Qamishli airport earlier this week; the Jan. 20 ceasefire was backed by the U.S. administration, and Sharaa has pressed Russia to extradite Assad.
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Putin Reaffirms Support for Syria’s Unity as Al-Sharaa Highlights Progress in Overcoming Challenges During Moscow Meeting
President Ahmad Al-Sharaa held an official meeting on Wednesday evening, January 28, with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Russian capital. The talks focused on strengthening bilateral relations and addressing shared political and economic priorities. At the start of the meeting, President Putin welcomed President Sharaa and expressed his satisfaction at receiving him once again in Moscow. He noted that relations between the two countries…
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed progress in relations between the two countries during a visit to Syrian President Ahmed Al-Shara. The two are expected to discuss the continued presence of Russian forces in Syria with the guest, who is in Moscow for the second time.
They were old rivals who fought in the civil war in Syria and, because of these vagaries of diplomacy, they now seem to be friends. Russian President Vladimir Putin received on Wednesday in the Kremlin the Syrian interim leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former jihadist who overthrew his man in Damascus in December 2024, dictator Bashar al-Assad, exiled precisely in Moscow.With that turbulent past between them, but also with pragmatism in the face of…
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