Russia has turned a ‘defeat’ in Syria into a new partnership

Pragmatism towards the new Damascus authorities is saving the devastated country and maintaining Moscow’s footprint in the Middle East

Earlier this month, Syria’s transitional president Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in Moscow for his first official visit. The trip marked a symbolic milestone. It was the first time Russia hosted a Syrian leader since the dramatic December 2024 events in Damascus, when the regime of Bashar Assad fell and the country came under al-Sharaa’s leadership.

Talks between al-Sharaa and Russian President Vladimir Putin were held behind closed doors in the Kremlin and lasted more than two and a half hours – underscoring the…

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