Published December 16,2024
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The destiny of Russian navy bases in Syria following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad was nonetheless unclear on Monday, the Kremlin admitted.
The Tartus naval base and Hmeimim air base are Russia’s solely navy outposts outdoors the previous Soviet Union and have been key to the Kremlin’s actions in Africa and the Middle East.
The ousting of Moscow’s long-time ally Assad in a shock insurgent offensive has introduced their future into query.
“There are no final decisions on this,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov instructed reporters on Monday.
“We are in contact with representatives of the forces that now control the situation in the country,” he added.
Russia stated Sunday it had evacuated a few of its diplomatic employees from the nation.
Source: www.anews.com.tr