Putin, Syria and Russia

Russia’s Abrupt Setback in Syria Creates Headaches for Putin
For decades, Russia has been trying to rebuild its influence in the Middle East. But after the rapid collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, the Kremlin is scrambling to salvage whatever it can. President Vladimir V.
Putin says Russia not defeated in Syria, plans to meet with Assad
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had not been defeated in Syria and that Moscow had made proposals to the new rulers in Damascus over Russia's military bases there. Putin said he had not yet met with Bashar al Assad but planned to meet him and said he would ask about the fate of missing U.
How Putin’s friends plundered Syria before fleeing the country
When his Russian bosses and the mercenaries protecting them finally left, Homam Kasouha walked into the plant’s head office and did something he had yearned to do for years.
Putin Glosses Over Russian Setbacks, Including Syria
The Russian president, in a marathon annual news conference, said that he had not yet met with Bashar al-Assad, the ousted Syrian leader who fled to Moscow, but that he planned to.
Putin says Russia isn't weakened by Syria setback
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia was winning in Ukraine and wasn't "weakened" by the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a key ally. Russia was negotiating with all major groups in Syria to retain its key naval and air bases in the country,
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Putin wants to maintain military bases in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reaffirmed his country's interest in maintaining its military bases in Syria ...
Putin denies Russian defeat in Syria, says Israel is the main winner
Russian President Vladimir Putin denied on Thursday that Russia's nine-year intervention in Syria had been a failure, but ...
Assad’s fall in Syria opens a window to find and free Austin Tice
The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has led to the freeing of tens of thousands of prisoners from the country’s brutal and ...
Turkey and Russia engage in delicate maneuvers over Syria after Assad’s downfall
The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between ...
Putin promises to ask Assad about whereabouts of American journalist Austin Tice
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would enquire about the whereabouts of Austin Tice, the American journalist missing ...
Putin Claims No Final Decision Yet On Russia’s Bases In Syria Despite Withdrawals
Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted today that his country is still exploring its options for retaining a pair of bases ...
Putin ‘promises’ to ask Assad for help in finding Austin Tice following letter from mother
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to ask former Syrian President Assad for help in obtaining information on American ...
Putin: We are ready for talks with Zelensky if he wins an election
Russia is ready for negotiations with Zelensky but only if the Ukrainian president wins an election, Vladimir Putin said on ...
Trump's Success: Who'd Have Thunk It?
Who'd have thunk it? The Assad regime collapses in Syria after 54 years. Russian President Vladimir Putin's hold on power ...