The Kyiv Independent on MSN

From Assad to al-Sharaa — Putin's 'desperate attempt' to retain foothold in the Middle East

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Syrian counterpart, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in what experts described as the Kremlin's bid to cling to its foothold in the Middle East amid mounting setbacks and ...
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

Russia Threatened to Halt Syrian Oil Operations if Assad Regime Didn’t Pay Debt

Leaked meeting minutes show Russia’s deputy defense minister leaning on Syria to pay a $37-million bill for keeping oil ...
Wall Street Journal

Bashar al-Assad

Syria defies Russia in bid to keep Assad in power even as the two allies prepare an offensive to retake Aleppo. Putin Backs Assad, Says Russian Warplanes Could Redeploy to Syria in Hours Russian ...
Al-Monitor

Russia loses key ally leader as Putin slams Khamenei 'cynical' killing

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei received Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Tehran in July 2022 — - Bashar al-Assad, Nicolas Maduro and now Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ...
WSLS 10

Putin hosts Syria's interim leader for talks, with Russian military bases on the agenda

MOSCOW – Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa visited Moscow on Wednesday for the second time in less than four months, and Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized his readiness to help the ...
TradeWinds

Syria playing high-stakes game as Russian tanker shipments dominate imports

Russia is dominating tanker imports of oil to Syria's post-Bashar al-Assad government. But doing business with the Vladimir ...