US EditionSyria's Sharaa to Meet Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, Syria TV Says
In Moscow talks, Syria and Russia focus on securing access to Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base, Russia's only overseas military outposts, amid shifting regional alliances.
- 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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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…
The Russian and Syrian leaders have been at odds in the Syrian civil war for more than a decade.
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