Putin officially grants bloodthirsty pal Assad asylum in Russia after tyrant forced into hiding by rebel uprising
VLADIMIR Putin personally offered political shelter to Bashar al Assad, the overthrown Syrian dictator who had to escape after his regime was overthrown by rebels.
Putin, Assad’s buddy and fellow tyrant, gave him asylum as he rushed to leave Syria, escaping by helicopter to Moscow on Sunday.
Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for the Kremlin, told reporters that Putin had made the decision himself and formally announced the action on Monday.
There was “nothing to say about Assad’s whereabouts” from Russia, for him.
After 24 years of Assad’s brutal tyranny, Syrian rebels launched an amazing lightning offensive that destroyed his administration.
Following Assad’s capitulation, they executed a spectacular 10-day blitz that ended yesterday, with joyous rebels celebrating in Damascus.
Happy combatants shared video from inside Assad’s presidential residence, tearing it apart and rifling among his opulent possessions.
And in a speech delivered from within an old mosque in Damascus on Monday morning, Mohammad al-Jolani, the head of the armed rebels, declared victory.
According to Putin stooge Peskov, Russia was “no exception” to the startling change in Syria, which “surprised the whole world.”
As said yesterday, Moscow’s foreign ministry was “following the dramatic events in Syria with extreme concern.”
Meanwhile, according to AFP, a group of men raised the opposition flag Monday morning at the Syrian embassy in Moscow.
Under the green, white, and black flag with red stars, they applauded and sang from the balcony.
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A major factor in keeping Assad in power for a long time has been Russian weaponry.
In 2015, Putin dispatched thousands of troops to the nation to support the despicable leader in preserving his firm hold on power amidst civil strife.
He prevented the despot, known as the Butcher of Damascus, from collapsing.
In exchange, Assad gave Russia leases on military installations for nearly 50 years, including a naval facility in Tartous and an air base in Hmeimim.
It provided Russia with a crucial foothold in the Middle East, which is already rife with unrest concerning Iran, another Russian ally.
Peskov stated that it was too soon to predict what would happen to the Russian bases in Syria.
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