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Lavrov Spoke About the Reasons for Bashar Al-Assad's Stay in Moscow: EADaily
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The poisoning was reported by the British media.
Lavrov spoke about the reasons for Bashar al-Assad's stay in Moscow: EADaily
EADaily, October 13th, 2025. Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who was threatened with physical violence in his homeland, and his family members are in Russia exclusively for humanitarian reasons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a meeting with journalists from Arab countries.
The Russian Foreign Minister has categorically denied reports that the ousted Syrian president and dictator Bashar al-Assad was poisoned. Sergei Lavrov claims that this is just a rumor and, as he says, “the responsibility of those who spread these rumors lies with the people.” According to the diplomat, Russia has provided Bashar al-Assad and his family with asylum “for purely humanitarian reasons.” Last week, the German publication Zeit, citing…
Moscow comments on Assad poisoning rumors
RT | October 13, 2025 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has rejected rumors that former Syrian Bashar Assad has been poisoned, saying that Assad and his family are safe in Moscow and have been living there without any problems since being granted asylum. Earlier this month, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) cited an anonymous source as claiming that Assad had been discharged from a hospital in Moscow Region after a sup…
There were no attempts to poison Syrian ex-President Bashar Assad in Moscow, as the head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, said that Assad had allegedly been admitted to hospital at the end of September following a "caused" poisoning, and had previously been stated by the Syrian human rights centre.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov commented on the veracity of the news and rumors that have been circulating recently about an attempted poisoning of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Moscow. In press statements to representatives of the Arab media in response to the news of the alleged poisoning incident, Lavrov said: “It is not true.” Many media outlets and local Syrian websites had reported that the ousted Syrian president, Bas…
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