Russia Suggests Syria Has Dropped Push to Prosecute Assad

Russia suggests Syria has dropped push to prosecute Assad

Russia’s foreign minister has said the issue of prosecuting Syria’s former president Bashar al-Assad has not been raised for some time, stopping short of confirming reports that Syria’s new authorities have abandoned efforts to put him on trial. The comments followed reports citing Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying Damascus had given up on seeking Assad's prosecution. Saudi-owned broadcaster Al Arabiya quoted Lavrov on Thursday as…

Lavrov: Assad Trial “Settled Long Ago”, Russia’s Partners Know the Details - Enab Baladi

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the issue of trying Syria’s ousted president Bashar al-Assad was “settled long ago,” adding that Russia’s “partners” are “fully aware of the circumstances” of Assad’s arrival in Russia. In an interview with the Turkish newspaper Turkiye and Turkey’s TGRT television channel, published on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s official website, Thursday, 29 January, Lavrov responded to a question about demands t…