Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?
Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by ...
Has Assad Been Poisoned in Russia? What We Know
A Russian Telegram channel has claimed that Bashar al Assad may have been poisoned, sparking online speculation about the ...
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Putin plans to meet Bashar al-Assad, says Russia not defeated in Syria
President Vladimir Putin says Russia ... fled to the Russian capital, but that he “will definitely talk to him” and planned to meet him in Moscow. He mentioned he would ask al-Assad about ...
A senior Assad aide said a 'trick' by Putin contributed to Syria's collapse
A former aide to Syria's deposed President Bashar Assad described how he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin contributed to the country's collapse. Speaking to Al Arabiya, a news outlet owned by ...
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Putin says Assad ouster not a defeat for Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday rejected the notion that the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad represented a defeat for Russia. Putin said during his annual news conference that ...
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Turkey and Russia engage in delicate maneuvers over Syria after Assad’s downfall
Tensions spiraled when a Turkish fighter jet shot down a Russian warplane near the Turkey-Syria border in November 2015, soon after Moscow launched its air campaign to support Assad. The Kremlin ...