A Russian Telegram channel has claimed that Bashar al Assad may have been poisoned, sparking online speculation about the fate of the Syrian dictator after he fled to Moscow following his downfall.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova is firing back at German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock over her demand for Russia to withdraw from its military bases in Syria. Zakharova took to her Telegram channel to criticize Baerbock,

In the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syrian leader, Russia has launched multiple flights to an airbase in the Libyan desert. Moscow’s goal appears to be to find an alternative stopover for its growing military involvement in Africa – and a way to retain its military presence in the Mediterranean.

Reports | Vantage with Palki Sharma Syria's dictator-in-exile Bashar al-Assad has reportedly survived a poisoning attempt in Moscow. As per an online account allegedly managed by a former Russian spy,

After Assad's regime was toppled in Syria, Iran and Russia seem to have suffered the biggest setback. Moscow and Tehran see West coming closer to Syria, which used to be closely intricated with their geopolitical aspirations.

The transfer marks the end of an era when Russia played an arguably oversized role in determining which countries could operate in Syria’s contested airspace.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was preparing to re-establish diplomatic ties with Syria, less than a month after the overthrow of the Russia-backed government in Damascus.

What is Ukraine looking to get out of it? Some of Zelenskyy's moves are "raw power play", aimed at "rubbing the Kremlin's nose" in its failure to prevent the fall of Assad, wrote

The pace of Russia’s reversal on HTS, which it has long designated a terrorist organization, has been swift. While Russian state-media continues to decry Damascus’s new leaders as extremist jihadists,

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BERLIN, January 4. /TASS/. German lawmaker Roderich Kiesewetter said there are signs that Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to visit Moscow before the country’s snap parliamentary election scheduled for February 23.