Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Moscow to discuss restoring interstate relations and regional stability. The meeting focused on the future of Russian military bases in Syria after the toppling of the previous government. Putin congratulated Sharaa on restoring Syria's territorial integrity.
Russia n President Vladimir Putin , left, and Syria n interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, on Wednesday, Jan 28, 2026. Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results.
MOSCOW: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for talks in Moscow on Wednesday , as the Kremlin seeks to secure the future of military bases vital for its operations in the Middle East. Russia was a key ally of Sharaa's predecessor Bashar al-Assad during the bloody 14-year Syrian civil war. His toppling at the hands of Sharaa's rebel forces dealt a major blow to Russia's influence in the region and threw the status of its prized military bases in Syria into doubt. Putin has been working to build relations with Sharaa since, though Russia's continued sheltering of Assad and his wife in Moscow remains a major obstacle to improving ties. "Much has been accomplished in terms of restoring our interstate relations," Putin said in a televised meeting with Sharaa. "We have closely monitored your efforts to restore Syria's territorial integrity and I want to congratulate you on the momentum this process is gaining," Putin said, apparently referring to Sharaa's Sharaa, in his second meeting with Putin since coming to power, said Russia had a"historic role not only in Syria's unity and stability, but in that of the entire region." Neither mentioned Russia's military presence in Syria, though Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier he had"no doubt" the issue would come up in their talks. Russian President Vladimir Putin, centre right, and Syrian interim President, Ahmad al-Sharaa, center left, at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, on Wednesday, Jan 28, 2026. Russia has two remaining military outposts in the country, the Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base on Syria's Mediterranean coast.The Kremlin withdrew its forces from the Qamishli airport in Kurdish-held northeast Syria earlier this week. Syria has expressed a willingness to cooperate with Moscow, though has repeatedly demanded that Russia extradite Assad.We know it's a hassle to switch browsers but we want your experience with CNA to be fast, secure and the best it can possibly be.
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