Putin boasts of Ukraine gains, denies fall of Assad in Syria ... - PBS
2 days ago · Still, Putin denied the events had weakened Moscow, arguing it achieved its goal of destroying “terrorist” groups in Syria via an air campaign launched in support of Assad in 2015.
Turkey and Russia engage in delicate maneuvers over Syria after Assad…
2 days ago · The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan.. With the dust still settling from the stunning events in Damascus, the outcome for now seems to be favoring Ankara, which backed the victorious rebels, while Moscow suffered a bruising blow to its international ...
Putin challenges West to 'high-tech duel' in Kyiv - NBC News
3 days ago · Putin has said he will ask the deposed president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, about the U.S. journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in the country 12 years ago.
Putin plans to meet Bashar al-Assad, says Russia not defeated in …
2 days ago · Speaking at his annual end-of-the-year news conference, Putin also dismissed claims that Russia, which intervened in Syria in 2015 and turned the tide of the civil war there in al-Assad’s favour ...
Assad’s downfall is a humbling blow to Russia. How will it affect Putin …
Dec 9, 2024 · Almost exactly seven years ago, President Vladimir Putin stood with Russian troops at their air base in Syria and proudly declared victory over “terrorists” in that country as part of the Kremlin’s military intervention to prop up the government of Bashar Assad amid a civil war.. This weekend, those hard-won gains seemed a distant memory. …
Putin says Assad ouster not a defeat for Russia - Voice of America
2 days ago · Putin said during his annual news conference that Russia had “achieved our goals” in Syria, where it rushed to provide direct military support for Assad’s government more than nine years ago ...
Putin Glosses Over Russian Setbacks, Including Syria
3 days ago · At his four-hour, year-end news conference, Mr. Putin said it was a failure by Iran to resist a rebel offensive that helped bring down one of Russia’s closest allies, Bashar al-Assad, in Syria ...
Russia: Assad’s fall is huge blow for Putin, highlighting ... - CNN
Dec 9, 2024 · The fall of the House of Assad deals a major blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aspirations as a Middle East power broker – and raises new questions about the fragility of his own...
Vladimir Putin let Bashar al-Assad's regime fall in Syria. He was ...
Dec 14, 2024 · Vladimir Putin has lost his key anchor of influence in the Middle East with the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, but he seemingly knew it was coming and was chatting with new players in the ...
Where is Assad? Russia solves the mystery of the Syrian dictator’s ...
Dec 8, 2024 · As many in Syria celebrated the end of the long rule of Bashar al-Assad, rumors swirled about his whereabouts. The mystery didn’t last long though, as Russian state media announced Sunday night...