Putin meets Assad on surprise Syria visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin shaking hands with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus today. It is Putin’s first visit to the Syrian capital since the start of the country’s nearly nine-year war. – AFP pic, January 7, 2020.
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin met his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, on a surprise visit to Damascus today – his first since the start of the country’s nearly nine-year war. Putin “arrived in Damascus for a visit, during which he met President Assad at the headquarters of the Russian forces”, said the presidency in a statement.
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