Bashar Assad and family granted asylum in Russia: Kremlin source says ‘always supports political solution’

former president of syria Bashar al-Assad Kremlin sources revealed that he and his family had been granted asylum in Russia, state news agency TASS reported on Sunday.

what happened: Assad and his family have now arrived in Moscow. Kremlin sources said the decision to offer them asylum was based primarily on humanitarian considerations.

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The source further emphasized that Russia will continue to promote a political solution to the Syrian crisis. Russia has always advocated a political solution to the Syrian crisis. We insist on the resumption of UN-brokered negotiations,” the source said.

In addition, sources revealed that Russian officials are in contact with leaders of the Syrian armed opposition. These leaders ensured the security of Russian military bases and diplomatic missions in Syria.

why it’s important: The move follows the ouster of Bashar Assad in Syria, ending his 24-year rule. President-elect Donald Trump commented on Assad’s fall, saying Putin was no longer interested in protecting him.

“Assad is gone. He fled his country,” Trump said in a post on his social media platform “Truth Social.”

“They’ve lost all interest in Syria because of Ukraine, where nearly 600,000 Russian soldiers are injured or dead, and this is a war that should never have started and could go on forever,” Trump said.

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