Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov is received in Damascus by Syria's new ruler, Ahmad al-Sharaa, on Jan. 29, 2025. (Credit: Syria's Transitional Government/AFP)
“Compensation, reconstruction and recovery.” These are the three “concrete measures” proposed in the Syrian government's statement following the visit of a Russian delegation to Damascus so that Moscow “rebuilds the trust link with the Syrian people.” On Tuesday, Jan. 28, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was in Syria for the first official visit by the Kremlin to the country since the flight of its ally Bashar al-Assad on Dec. 8. While the new Syrian authorities, led by the Islamist rebel group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), had initiated discussions with the Russians from their earliest days in power, showing pragmatism, they do not forget that Moscow allowed the Assad regime to survive for nearly 14 years after the popular uprising of 2011. The current strongman of Syria, Ahmad al-Sharaa, is also trying to obtain a...
“Compensation, reconstruction and recovery.” These are the three “concrete measures” proposed in the Syrian government's statement following the visit of a Russian delegation to Damascus so that Moscow “rebuilds the trust link with the Syrian people.” On Tuesday, Jan. 28, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was in Syria for the first official visit by the Kremlin to the country since the flight of its ally Bashar al-Assad on Dec. 8. While the new Syrian authorities, led by the Islamist rebel group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), had initiated discussions with the Russians from their earliest days in power, showing pragmatism, they do not forget that Moscow allowed the Assad regime to survive for nearly 14 years after the popular uprising of 2011. The current strongman of Syria, Ahmad al-Sharaa, is also trying...
