Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa assured Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that he would uphold all previous agreements with Moscow,

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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday assured Russian President Vladimir Putin  that he would honour all existing agreements between Damascus and Moscow, a commitment seen as securing Russia’s

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, confirmed Syria's interest in preserving Russian military bases. Discussions with Syria's new leadership focus on maintaining strategic naval and air bases that provide Russia with significant regional influence following the overthrow of former ally President Bashar al-Assad.

Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa is expected to formally ask Russia to extradite former ruler Bashar al-Assad, who has been living in exile in Moscow since his ouster late last year. The request will be made during al-Sharaa’s first official visit to Russia on Wednesday, according to a senior government official familiar with the agenda.