Russia Announces Its Decision on Granting Asylum to Bashar al-Assad

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister stressed that Moscow's decision to grant political asylum to Bashar al-Assad is final and irreversible for humanitarian reasons, and that Damascus's current authorities are aware of this.

The Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia emphasized that Moscow's decision to grant political asylum to Bashar al-Assad for humanitarian reasons is final and irreversible, and the current authorities in Damascus are also aware of this issue.

According to Ambassador Arjan, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Borisenko said: "Our Syrian partners know very well that Russia has granted political asylum to Bashar al-Assad for humanitarian reasons, and the current authorities in Damascus also know that this Russian decision is final and irreversible."

Asylum was granted to Assad after the fall of his government following a massive attack by opposition armed groups on Syrian army positions in late November 2024. These groups entered Damascus on December 8 of the same year, and Assad resigned from the presidency and left Syria.

After the fall of Assad's government, Ahmad al-Shara came to power. On January 29, 2025, he assumed the responsibility of the head of the Syrian regime in the transitional period; A period that was supposed to last four to five years.