Russian President Putin welcomed former Al-Qaeda leader and current Syrian “Interim President” Abu Mohammed al-Jolani to the Kremlin on Wednesday, in a move that turned heads and raised questions.
A decade after Russia intervened in the war on Syria, on behalf of the government of Bashar al-Assad, Putin is now shaking hands with his former enemy, amid concerns about the safety of Russia’s two major military bases in Syria.
It’s a reminder that there’s what we think should happen and what we think could happen, and then there’s the reality of it all.
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15 Oct. 2025 - Syria’s interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with Putin in Moscow
15 Oct. 2025 - Putin hosts Syrian president in Kremlin
15 Oct. 2025 - Syria’s Al-Sharaa seeks extradition of Kremlin ally al-Assad in first Moscow trip
11 Dec. 2024 - Russian ships move from Syria base amid doubts over future
15 Oct. 2025 - Syria’s Sharaa tells Putin he will respect past deals with Moscow
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