US EditionSyria's Sharaa to Meet Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, Syria TV Says
Putin and al-Sharaa discussed Russia's military foothold at Hmeimim and Tartus bases amid efforts to stabilize Syria and rebuild its economy after Assad's ouster, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Syria TV announced, marking another high-level post-Assad engagement.
- After ousting Bashar al-Assad, Russia seeks to preserve influence in Syria as Sharaa's rebel forces toppled Assad, who fled to Russia, according to Syria TV.
- In televised remarks, Vladimir Putin, Russian President, said `Much has been accomplished in terms of restoring our interstate relations` and talks would focus on Russian soldiers and bases including Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base.
- In the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin offered to help rebuild Syria's war-torn economy, proposing cooperation with Russian energy and reconstruction partners as Ahmed al-Sharaa expressed gratitude for Moscow's stabilizing role, SANA reported.
- After a short truce expired, the sides extended a ceasefire by 15 days, and the Syrian Democratic Forces said on January 18 that they withdrew from Raqqa and Deir Az Zor.
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The Syrian interim president's second visit to the Kremlin since the fall of Assad reaffirms the stakes of Russian military bases in Syria. ...
Russian troops begin evacuating from northern Syria
Russia evacuated troops from the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli ahead of interim Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa’s second visit to Moscow. Whether Russia will retain access to two key military facilities in western Syria was a part of the discussion between the two leaders. The post Russian troops begin evacuating from northern Syria appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.
Putin Hosts Syria’s Al-Sharaa As Russia Seeks To Secure Military Footprint
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief MOSCOW (Worthy News) – Vladimir Putin met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the Kremlin on Wednesday, as Russia moves to safeguard its remaining military bases in Syria following a dramatic shift in power in the war-torn nation. Moscow had been a central backer of former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad throughout Syria’s 14-year civil war. Assad’s ouster by al-Sharaa’s rebel forces d…
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