Russian president Vladimir Putin’s decision, taken at Iran’s behest, to intervene militarily in Syria helped to turn the tide ...

By then, the flag of the Syrian rebels was already flying over the Syrian embassy in Moscow, while the ousted dictator Assad was fleeing to Russia, seeking refuge with his family. Vladimir Putin ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he plans to meet with deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad soon and will ask him about the whereabouts of missing American journalist Austin Tice.

And Putin will try to avenge Assad's downfall," the head of state noted. According to him, the world needs unity and strength to confront such regimes that only sow humiliation and leave behind ...

It also exposed the limits of Putin's ambition to reestablish Russia as a great power, according to analysts. "The fall of the Assad regime is perceived as a sign of Russia's weakness in ...

The military intervention allowed Assad to reclaim control of most of Syria, making the Kremlin a key power broker in the Middle East and boosting Russia’s prestige. Putin's triumphal visit to ...

The fall of Vladimir Putin’s ally Bashar al-Assad is “also our defeat”, according to Russian military bloggers. Russia has used Syria to establish itself in the Middle East over the last ...

There can be no doubt that the end of Assad’s rule in Syria has weakened Russia’s position in the Middle East and dented Moscow’s international standing, such as it is. After an early ...

Secret intelligence files show that missing U.S. journalist Austin Tice was imprisoned by the regime of Bashar al-Assad in ...