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 ...

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 ...

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

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 so-called Islamic State group and Russia use similar tactics: propaganda, disinformation, and targeted recruitment of ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Wednesday he wanted to "redefine" relations with Moscow as Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted him in their first meeting since key Kremlin ally Bashar ...

MOSCOW — Syria's interim leader, who led a swift rebel offensive last year that ousted former Syrian President Bashar Assad despite years of Moscow's support, arrived in Russia on Wednesday on his ...

French magistrates this summer issued a new arrest warrant against ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad over deadly ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged world powers to help stop Russia's war in his country in a speech to the United ...