Russia clearly wanted to pivot to work with Sharaa. It likely extended feelers long ago, recognizing HTS as a potential partner, even after a decade of fighting in Syria.

Russia has restarted military flights to its air base in Syria after a six-month pause in a sign of renewed presence in the ...

Russia has resumed military flights to Syria as it tries to maintain its presence in the country. Recent flight data showed Russian planes arriving at the Khmeimim air base, Bloomberg reported.

Hacked emails alleged Jeffrey Epstein facilitated efforts to open a backchannel between Israel and Russia during the Syrian ...

Why is Damascus pursuing a rapprochement with Moscow despite its unpopularity, and how might it strike a balance between ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani shake hands at the end of a joint news conference following their meeting in Moscow on July 31, 2025 ...

In this evolving chapter, Russia won’t let go of Syria, not because it loves Damascus, but because it needs it. And al-Sharaa ...

President Donald Trump will host Ahmad al-Sharaa for talks, a first-ever visit by a Syrian president to the White House. That ...

Russia is set to deliver around 750,000 barrels, or 100,000 metric tons, of a mix of Arctic heavy ARCO oil and gas condensate ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat on Thursday met with his Syrian counterpart during the first formal to Moscow by an official of the new government in Damascus since former Syrian President Bashar ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin he wanted to "redefine" ties between the two countries during his first official visit to Moscow. Sharaa was expected to ...

The Syrian government has not said whether it will allow the investigation. Aug. 23, 2013 — -- MOSCOW -- Russia is urging the Syrian government to allow U.N. inspectors to investigate claims of a ...