The international community recognizes that the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship in Syria was a major strategic defeat for Russia. Many international observers note that another major loser from the regime change in Syria is Iran,

Vladimir Putin says he has not met the deposed Syrian ruler since he fled Damascus for the Russian capital. President Vladimir Putin says Russia has not been defeated in Syria after rebel groups ousted his ally and longtime leader, Bashar al-Assad, earlier this month.

The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad underscores Russia's weakness and inability to fight on two fronts, Ukraine's foreign ministry said on Sunday.

Military analysts had speculated that Moscow could escalate such attacks as a show of force after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, its ally.

In a desperate bid to save himself, Assad allegedly handed Israel the keys to Syria’s military arsenal—locations of missile launchers, weapon depots, and secret bases.

Washington Post reports that Ukrainian intelligence handed over drones and operators to the Syrian rebels of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, which toppled Bashar al-Assad's regime on 8 December,

Donald Trump loomed large over European Union leaders on Thursday at their last summit before he reclaims power in the United States, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying only transatlantic unity can 'save' Ukraine.

Putin, who said he hasn't spoken to Trump in four years, said he is open to meeting with the incoming U.S. president, who has repeatedly vowed to end the war in Ukraine soon after taking office on Jan. 20.

At his end-of-year news conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would ask Bashar al-Assad, Syria's deposed president, about Austin Tice, the American journalist missing in Syria for more than 12 years.

Bashar al-Assad has fled to Moscow, his family’s bloody rule of Syrasia ended after 53 years: It’s a huge loss for his chief sponsors, the Iranian regime and Vladimir Putin — one with implications

Vladimir Putin has claimed that the war in Ukraine has made Russia "stronger", while denying that the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime has destabilized Moscow. During his traditional year-end press conference,