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If Assad falls, Putin and the mullahs could be next. Story by Con Coughlin • 4d. T he lightning assault by Syrian rebels that has seen them seize control of Aleppo, Syria’s second city, ...
Any dramatic optics of a chaotic retreat by the 7,000 Russian troops stationed there were avoided — and Assad’s exile in Moscow offered Putin a sliver of dignity, portraying himself as a ...
The palpable hatred of Assad that the rebel capture of Syria has unleashed must, even if marginally, impress Putin — especially now, with mass demonstrations taking place in Georgia reminiscent ...
Putin’s pledges of support for Assad a decade ago now seem empty. But it may still be early to write off Putin as a rival negotiator and potential adversary, despite the ouster of his client.
Vladimir Putin allegedly "stopped taking calls" from the former Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, before he was ousted by rebels in December, according to a former aide. Kamel Saqr, who ...
President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad after a rebel group seized control of Damascus, ending five decades of Assad family rule. What Happened: On ...
Following the early lead set by Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom and the Abraham Accord Arab regimes, last week the United ...