Sharaa meets Putin, Russia eyes deal on military bases

Russia has two remaining military outposts in the country

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Russian President Vladimir Putin with Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharaa at the Kremlin in Moscow yesterday.

(AFP)

Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharaa met Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for talks in Moscow yesterday, 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.