Syria Could Let Russia Keep Air and Naval Bases, New ... - The Moscow …
1 day ago · Syria’s new government is open to allowing Russia to keep its strategic military bases in the country after the ouster of Kremlin ally Bashar al-Assad, Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra told The ...
Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria
5 days ago · The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate of Moscow’s bases in Syria. By Paul Sonne and Christina Goldbaum ...
Syria could allow Russia to keep its bases, new defense minister says
1 day ago · Russia’s attitude toward the new Syrian government has “improved significantly” since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad in December, and Damascus is weighing Moscow’s demands, Abu ...
Russian diplomats make first visit to Syria since al-Assad’s removal
Jan 28, 2025 · Russia’s aggressive military intervention in support of al-Assad played a pivotal role in reversing the course of Syria’s more-than-13-year civil war. Moscow was one of al-Assad’s key ...
Syrians eye future without Russia, but Moscow still hopes to stay
Jan 13, 2025 · Moscow claimed to have tested 320 different weapons in Syria. It also secured 49-year leases on two military bases on the Mediterranean coast - the Tartus naval base and the Hmeimim air base.
Russia tight-lipped on Syrian demand of al-Assad for military bases
Jan 29, 2025 · Russia has declined to comment on reports that Syria has demanded the return of Bashar al-Assad in return for allowing Moscow to maintain its military bases in the Middle Eastern country.
Russian diplomats make first Syria visit since Assad's fall
Jan 29, 2025 · MOSCOW — The first Russian official delegation to visit Syria since the toppling of long-term Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Damascus, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday.
Syria's Assad is in Moscow after deal on military bases: Russian …
Dec 8, 2024 · Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow with his family after Russia granted them asylum on humanitarian grounds, a Kremlin source told Russian news agencies on Sunday, and a...
The Syria Fiasco As Seen From Moscow - Carnegie Endowment …
Dec 24, 2024 · Russian sway in Syria allowed Moscow to block potential natural gas pipeline projects from the Persian Gulf to Europe, which could circumvent Russia. And its presence allowed it to contain terrorism on its “far frontiers.”
Moscow’s Original “Special Operation”: Why Russia Is Staying in Syria
Feb 7, 2023 · Moscow never sought to fully bankroll Damascus, but even last spring, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported delivering 5,500 tons of humanitarian cargo to Syria. Now those resources are being redirected to the newly annexed territories in Ukraine.