Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa.

In an hourlong televised meeting with his top military brass, Vladimir Putin left Syria unmentioned and made it clear that ...

The transfer marks the end of an era when Russia played an arguably oversized role in determining which countries could ...

The Tartous naval base is its only Mediterranean repair and resupply hub, and Hmeimim is a major staging post for military ...

Russian president Vladimir Putin hosted Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico who marked a rare visit to the Kremlin by an EU ...

The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between ...

Russia used the air base in Hmeimim and naval base at Tartus to support Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s 13-year civil war. But now ...

The collapse of the seemingly all-powerful Assad regime shows how fragile dictatorships are.

Acting decisively now can undermine Russia’s and Iran’s positions in the Middle East and strengthen U.S. and European ...

With the collapse of the Assad regime and Russia’s declining influence in Syria, some are saying that an opportunity for a rapprochement between Israel and Ukraine now exists, where it hadn't ...

Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the ...

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