Al Jazeera reported on Monday that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that President Vladimir Putin personally granted the request of the ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s request for asylum in Russia from the opposition forces.
The spokesman did not mention Assad’s specific whereabouts and stated that Putin has no plans to meet with him.
Al Jazeera also reported that “The Russian authorities have granted political asylum. We see reports on our end that Russia has not abandoned the resigned Syrian president in such difficult circumstances. Al-Assad was allegedly evacuated by a Russian plane from the Russian airbase in Latakia.”
The Kremlin stated that it is too early to discuss the future of Russian military bases in Syria. “This is all a subject for discussion with those who will be in power in Syria,” Peskov said.
He further warned that a tumultuous period with a high potential for conflict is on the horizon, highlighting the broader regional and international situation.
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